Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 333.84
Organic writers' cramp
  • ICD-9-CM 333.84 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 333.84 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 333.84: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 333.84 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM G25.89 Other specified extrapyramidal and movement disorders
Approximate Synonyms
  • Dystonia, writers cramp
  • Hand dystonia
  • Left hand dystonia
  • Organic writers cramp
  • Organic writer's cramp (disorder)
  • Right hand dystonia
333.84 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 333.84:
  • Cramp(s) 729.82
    • linotypist's 300.89
      • organic 333.84
    • occupational (hand) 300.89
      • organic 333.84
    • telegraphers' 300.89
      • organic 333.84
    • writers' 333.84
      • organic 333.84
      • psychogenic 300.89
  • Graphospasm 300.89
    • organic 333.84
  • Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2
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