G25.71 Drug induced akathisia

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Drug induced acathisia
• Neuroleptic induced acute akathisia
• Tardive akathisia

Applies from G25 Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders

Excludes2 (not included here)

• sleep related movement disorders (G47.6-)

Applies from G25.7 Other and unspecified drug induced movement disorders

Use additional code

• code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 056-057 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 333.99 Other extrapyramidal diseases and abnormal movement disorders (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to G25.71

Back-references to G25

• Type 2 Excludes: F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders ("movement disorders of organic origin (G20-G25)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R25 Abnormal involuntary movements ("specific movement disorders (G20-G26)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G25.71

• Acathisia (drug induced)
• Akathisia (drug-induced) (treatment-induced)
• Akathisia (drug-induced) (treatment-induced) › neuroleptic induced (acute)
• Akathisia (drug-induced) (treatment-induced) › tardive
• Disorder (of) › movement › drug-induced › akathisia

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• 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
• G25.83 Benign shuddering attacks