2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G25.5

Other chorea

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  • G25.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM G25.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G25.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 G25.5 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Chorea NOS
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as G25.5. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • chorea NOS with heart involvement (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I02.0

    Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Chorea NOS with heart involvement
    • Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement of any type classifiable under I01.-
    I02.0
    )
  • Huntington's chorea (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G10

    Huntington's disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Huntington's chorea
    • Huntington's dementia
    Use Additional
    G10
    )
  • rheumatic chorea (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I02
    • I02 Rheumatic chorea
      • I02.0 Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement
      • I02.9 Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement
    I02.-
    )
  • Sydenham's chorea (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I02
    • I02 Rheumatic chorea
      • I02.0 Rheumatic chorea with heart involvement
      • I02.9 Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement
    I02.-
    )
The following code(s) above G25.5 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to G25.5:
  • G00-G99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range G00-G99

    Diseases of the nervous system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
    • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
    • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • neoplasms (C00-D49)
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
    Diseases of the nervous system
  • G25
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G25

    Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders

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    Type 2 Excludes
    • sleep related movement disorders (G47.6-)
    Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ballism
  • Chorea
  • Chorea, chronic progressive non hereditary
  • Chorea, posthemiplegic
  • Choreoathetosis, paroxysmal
  • Chronic progressive non-hereditary chorea
  • Hemiballism
  • Hemiballism (abnormal involuntary movements)
  • Paroxysmal choreoathetosis
  • Post-hemiplegic chorea
  • Progressive chorea
Clinical Information
  • A group of diseases marked by involuntary and jerky movements
  • A neurological condition affecting the involuntary movements. It is characterized by brief, non-repetitive irregular muscle contractions. It is seen in patients with huntington's disease.
  • Ceaseless occurrence of rapid, highly complex jerky movements that appear to be well coordinated but are performed involuntarily.
  • Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as choreatic disorders. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of basal ganglia diseases.
ICD-10-CM G25.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 056 Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc
  • 057 Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc

Convert G25.5 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to G25.5:
  • Type 1 Excludes: I02
    , R25.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I02

    Rheumatic chorea

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • Sydenham's chorea
    Type 1 Excludes
    • chorea NOS (G25.5)
    • Huntington's chorea (G10)
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25.1

    Tremor, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G25.5:
  • Chorea (chronic) (gravis) (posthemiplegic) (senile) (spasmodic) G25.5
    • progressive G25.5
    • Sydenham's I02.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I02.9

      Rheumatic chorea without heart involvement

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Rheumatic chorea NOS
      • nonrheumatic G25.5
  • Choreoathetosis G25.5 (paroxysmal)
  • Hemiballism G25.5 (us)
  • Hemichorea G25.5

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To G25.5
G24.4 Idiopathic orofacial dystonia
G24.5 Blepharospasm
G24.8 Other dystonia
G24.9 Dystonia, unspecified
G25 Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders
G25.0 Essential tremor
G25.1 Drug-induced tremor
G25.2 Other specified forms of tremor
G25.3 Myoclonus
G25.4 Drug-induced chorea
G25.5 Other chorea
G25.6 Drug induced tics and other tics of organic origin
G25.61 Drug induced tics
G25.69 Other tics of organic origin
G25.7 Other and unspecified drug induced movement disorders
G25.70 Drug induced movement disorder, unspecified
G25.71 Drug induced akathisia
G25.79 Other drug induced movement disorders
G25.8 Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders
G25.81 Restless legs syndrome
G25.82 Stiff-man syndrome

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.