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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 781.0
Abnormal involuntary movements
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 781.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 781.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 781.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R25.0 Abnormal head movements
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R25.1 Tremor, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R25.2 Cramp and spasm
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R25.3 Fasciculation
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R25.9 Unspecified abnormal involuntary movements
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnl head movements
  • Abnl involuntary movements
  • Abnormal head movements
  • Abnormal involuntary movement
  • Abnormal synkinesis of left lower eyelid
  • Abnormal synkinesis of left upper eyelid
  • Abnormal synkinesis of right lower eyelid
  • Abnormal synkinesis of right upper eyelid
  • Athetosis
  • Benign fasciculation cramp syndrome
  • Benign fasciculation-cramp syndrome
  • Chronic tremor
  • Clonus
  • Fasciculation
  • Head movements abnormal
  • Jaw-winking syndrome (disorder)
  • Left lower eyelid synkinesis
  • Left upper eyelid synkinesis
  • Marcus Gunn jaw winking syndrome
  • Muscle fasciculation
  • Muscle twitch
  • Right lower eyelid synkinesis
  • Right upper eyelid synkinesis
  • Spasticity
  • Spasticity as late effect of cerebrovascular accident (disorder)
  • Spasticity as sequela of stroke
  • Spasticity due to stroke
  • Spasticity, late effect of stroke
  • Synkinesis, eyelid
  • Tremor
  • Tremor chronic
  • Tremor, chronic
  • Trismus
Clinical Information
  • A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles, attended by pain and interference with function, producing involuntary movement and distortion
  • A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles
  • Dyskinesia due to extrapyramidal disorder; as a general rule, symptoms are absent during sleep, reduced with relaxation, and increased with stress
  • Involuntary trembling or quivering
  • The shaking movement of the whole body or just a certain part of it, often caused by problems of the neurons responsible for muscle action
781.0 Excludes
Applies To
  • Abnormal head movements
  • Fasciculation
  • Spasms NOS
  • Tremor NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 781.0:
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • head movement 781.0
    • involuntary movement 781.0
    • movement 781.0
      • disorder NEC 333.90
      • head 781.0
      • involuntary 781.0
      • specified type NEC 333.99
  • Acathisia 781.0
  • Akathisia, acathisia 781.0
    • neuroleptic-induced acute 333.99
  • Athetosis (acquired) 781.0
    • congenital (bilateral) 333.6
    • unilateral 781.0
  • Bradykinesia 781.0
  • Clonus 781.0
  • Convulsions (idiopathic) 780.39
    • reflex 781.0
  • Dystonic
    • movements 781.0
  • Fasciculation 781.0
  • Hemiathetosis 781.0
  • Hemispasm 781.0
    • facial 781.0
  • Hemitremor 781.0
  • Involuntary movement, abnormal 781.0
  • Kathisophobia 781.0
  • Live flesh 781.0
  • Movement
    • abnormal (dystonic) (involuntary) 781.0
  • Nodding of head 781.0
  • Opisthotonos, opisthotonus 781.0
  • Retraction
    • head 781.0
  • Rolling of head 781.0
  • Shaking
    • head (tremor) 781.0
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • ampulla of Vater (see also Disease, gallbladder) 576.8
    • anus, ani (sphincter) (reflex) 564.6
    • bladder (sphincter, external or internal) 596.89
    • cardiac - see Angina
    • carpopedal (see also Tetany) 781.7
    • cerebral (arteries) (vascular) 435.9
      • specified artery NEC 435.8
    • cervix, complicating delivery 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • ciliary body (of accommodation) 367.53
    • common duct (see also Disease, biliary) 576.8
    • coronary (artery) - see Angina
    • duodenum, duodenal (bulb) 564.89
    • heart - see Angina
    • hourglass - see Contraction, hourglass
    • infantile (see also Epilepsy) 345.6
    • levator palpebrae superioris 333.81
    • lightning (see also Epilepsy) 345.6
    • mobile 781.0
    • orbicularis 781.0
    • peroneo-extensor (see also Flat, foot) 734
    • pregnant uterus, complicating delivery 661.4
    • retinal artery NEC (see also Occlusion, retina, artery) 362.30
    • salaam (infantile) (see also Epilepsy) 345.6
    • saltatory 781.0
    • sphincter of Oddi (see also Disease, gallbladder) 576.5
    • vesical (sphincter, external or internal) 596.89
  • Tic 307.20
    • salaam 781.0
  • Tremor 781.0
    • medication-induced postural 333.1
    • Parkinson's (see also Parkinsonism) 332.0
    • psychogenic 306.0
      • specified as conversion reaction 300.11
  • Trismus 781.0
  • Twitch 781.0
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