G24.5
BillableBlepharospasm
Blepharospasm
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- dyskinesia
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •athetoid cerebral palsyG80.3
Related Codes(7)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(57)
SNOMED CT
- Benign essential blepharospasm59026006
- Blepharospasm59026006
- Blepharospasm (spasm of eyelid)59026006
- Essential blepharospasm59026006
- Spasm of eyelids59026006
- Isolated blepharospasm230324004
- Reflex blepharospasm423753005
- Bilateral blepharospasm15631331000119105
- Blepharospasm of bilateral eyelids15631331000119105
- Blepharospasm of left eyelid15631291000119104
- Left blepharospasm15631291000119104
- Blepharospasm of right eyelid15631251000119109
- Right blepharospasm15631251000119109
UMLS
- BlepharospasmC0005747
- Blepharospasm (disorder)C0005747
- Blepharospasm (spasm of eyelid)C0005747
- BlepharospasmsC0005747
- Eyelid spasmC0005747
- Eyelid twitchingC0005747
- Involuntary closure of eyelidC0005747
- Spasm eyelidC0005747
- Spasm of eyelidsC0005747
- Spontaneous closure of eyelidC0005747
- blepharospasmC0005747
- blepharospasmsC0005747
- eyelid spasmC0005747
- eyelid spasmsC0005747
- eyelid twitchC0005747
- eyelid twitchingC0005747
- eyelids twitchingC0005747
- spasm eyelidC0005747
- twitch eyelidC0005747
- twitching eyelidC0005747
Clinical Terms
- Eyelid spasm
- Blepharospasm of bilateral eyelids
- Left blepharospasm
- spasm eyelid
- Bilateral blepharospasm
- Involuntary closure of eyelid
- Blepharospasm of left eyelid
- Benign essential blepharospasm
- Eyelid twitching
- Blepharospasm of right eyelid
- Isolated blepharospasm
- Reflex blepharospasm
- blepharospasms
- eyelids twitching
- Spontaneous closure of eyelid
- Right blepharospasm
- Blepharospasm (disorder)
- twitching eyelid
- eyelid spasms
- Spasm of eyelids
- twitch eyelid
- eyelid twitch
- Blepharospasm (spasm of eyelid)
- Essential blepharospasm
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for blepharospasm?
The ICD-10-CM code for blepharospasm is G24.5. The full clinical description is "Blepharospasm". G24.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G24.5 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G24.5 represents “Blepharospasm”. It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G24.5 a billable code?
Yes, G24.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G24.5 in?
G24.5 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G24.5?
G24.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: drug induced blepharospasm (G24.01).
What SNOMED CT codes does G24.5 map to?
G24.5 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 59026006, 15631331000119105, 15631291000119104, 15631251000119109, 230324004, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G24.5?
G24.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0005747. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G24.5 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like blepharospasm affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G24.5?
G24.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8A02.00 (Benign essential blepharospasm).
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