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R29.891

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Ocular torticollis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An involuntary tilting or twisting of the head and eyes in the same direction, often caused by eye muscle imbalance or neurological conditions.

Coding Tips

  • •Distinguish ocular torticollis from cervical torticollis (neck twisting)
  • •Document whether this is congenital or acquired, and investigate for underlying causes like strabismus or neurological disorders

Excludes 1 — Do NOT 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

Code Hierarchy

└R29Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems└R29.8Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems└R29.89Other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system└R29.891Ocular torticollis
└R29.891Ocular torticollis

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