R29.891 Ocular torticollis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital (sternomastoid) torticollis Q68.0
• psychogenic torticollis (F45.8)
• spasmodic torticollis (G24.3)
• torticollis due to birth injury (P15.8)
• torticollis NOS M43.6

Applies from R29.89 Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system

Excludes2 (not included here)

• pain in limb (M79.6-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 551-552 in MDC 08.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 781.93 Ocular torticollis

Code annotations containing back-references to R29.891

Back-references to R29.891

• Type 1 Excludes: G24.3 Spasmodic torticollis ("ocular torticollis (R29.891)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M43.6 Torticollis ("ocular torticollis (R29.891)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R29.891

• Torticollis (intermittent) (spastic) › ocular

Nearby codes

• R29.81 Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
• R29.810 Facial weakness
• R29.818 Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
• R29.89 Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
• R29.890 Loss of height
• R29.891 Ocular torticollis (this code)
• R29.898 Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system
• R29.9 Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
• R29.90 Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the nervous system
• R29.91 Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system