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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for Spasmus nutans

F98.4

Stereotyped movement disorders

✓ Billable / specific

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Spasmus nutans”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding Spasmus nutans

The ICD-10-CM code for Spasmus nutans is F98.4 (Stereotyped movement disorders).

Within F98 (other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence), F98.4 is specifically for Stereotyped movement disorders. Related codes cover enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F98.0), Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F98.1), other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood (F98.2), Pica of infancy and childhood (F98.3), adult onset fluency disorder (F98.5), other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F98.8) and unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F98.9).

Don't report F98.4 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: abnormal involuntary movements (R25.-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of F98.4, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-), hair plucking (F63.3), movement disorders of organic origin (G20-G25), nail-biting (F98.8) and 5 more.

Don't confuse with (Excludes1 for F98.4)

  • abnormal involuntary movements (R25.-)

Common questions about Spasmus nutans ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for Spasmus nutans?

F98.4 — Stereotyped movement disorders.

Is F98.4 billable?

Yes. F98.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can F98.4 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict F98.4 as a principal diagnosis.

Is F98.4 a CC or MCC?

No. F98.4 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.