2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25.2

Cramp and spasm

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  • R25.2 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 R25.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R25.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 R25.2 may differ.
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (R25.2) and the excluded code together.
  • carpopedal spasm (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0

    Tetany

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    Applicable To
    • Carpopedal spasm
    Type 1 Excludes
    • hysterical tetany (F44.5)
    • neonatal tetany (P71.3)
    • parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
    • post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
    R29.0
    )
  • charley-horse (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62.831

    Muscle spasm of calf

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Charley-horse
    M62.831
    )
  • infantile spasms (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40.4

    Other generalized epilepsy and epileptic syndromes

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Epilepsy with grand mal seizures on awakening
    • Epilepsy with myoclonic absences
    • Epilepsy with myoclonic-astatic seizures
    • Grand mal seizure NOS
    • Nonspecific atonic epileptic seizures
    • Nonspecific clonic epileptic seizures
    • Nonspecific myoclonic epileptic seizures
    • Nonspecific tonic epileptic seizures
    • Nonspecific tonic-clonic epileptic seizures
    • Symptomatic early myoclonic encephalopathy
    G40.4-
    )
  • muscle spasm of back (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62.830

    Muscle spasm of back

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    M62.830
    )
  • muscle spasm of calf (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62.831

    Muscle spasm of calf

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Charley-horse
    M62.831
    )
The following code(s) above R25.2 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 R25.2:
  • R00-R99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99

    Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

    Note
    • This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
    • Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
    • The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
    • (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
    • (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
    • (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
    • (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
    • (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
    • (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
    Type 2 Excludes
    • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
    • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
    Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
  • R25
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25

    Abnormal involuntary movements

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    Type 1 Excludes
    • specific movement disorders (G20-G26)
    • stereotyped movement disorders (F98.4)
    • tic disorders (F95.-)
    Abnormal involuntary movements
Approximate Synonyms
  • Benign fasciculation cramp syndrome
  • Bilateral arm cramps
  • Bilateral leg cramps
  • Cramp
  • Cramp in limb
  • Left arm cramp
  • Left leg cramp
  • Limb cramp
  • Muscle cramp, nocturnal
  • Nocturnal muscle cramp
  • Right arm cramp
  • Right leg cramp
  • Spasticity
  • Spasticity as sequela of stroke
  • Spasticity due to stroke
  • Trismus
ICD-10-CM R25.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
  • 092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
  • 093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc

Convert R25.2 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 R25.2:
  • Type 1 Excludes: M62
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M62

    Other disorders of muscle

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    Type 1 Excludes
    Type 2 Excludes
    • nontraumatic hematoma of muscle (M79.81)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R25.2:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R25.2
R23.0 Cyanosis
R23.1 Pallor
R23.2 Flushing
R23.3 Spontaneous ecchymoses
R23.4 Changes in skin texture
R23.8 Other skin changes
R23.9 Unspecified skin changes
R25 Abnormal involuntary movements
R25.0 Abnormal head movements
R25.1 Tremor, unspecified
R25.2 Cramp and spasm
R25.3 Fasciculation
R25.8 Other abnormal involuntary movements
R25.9 Unspecified abnormal involuntary movements
R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.0 Ataxic gait
R26.1 Paralytic gait
R26.2 Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
R26.8 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.81 Unsteadiness on feet
R26.89 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

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