ICD-10-CM Code G71.0
Muscular dystrophy
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.G71.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code G710 is used to code Distal muscular dystrophy
Distal muscular dystrophy (or distal myopathy) is a group of disorders characterized by onset in the hands or feet. Many types involve dysferlin, but it has been suggested that not all cases do.
Specialty: | Neurology |
MeSH Codes: | D049310, D049288, , D020389, D020389 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 359.1, 359.1, 359.1, 359.0, 359.1 |
Coding Notes for G71.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
- Benign [Becker] muscular dystrophy
- Benign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contractures [Emery-Dreifuss]
- Congenital muscular dystrophy NOS
- Congenital muscular dystrophy with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fiber
- Distal muscular dystrophy
- Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
- Ocular muscular dystrophy
- Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
- Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
- Severe [Duchenne] muscular dystrophy
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #091-093 - Other disorders of nervous system with MCC.
- DRG Group #091-093 - Other disorders of nervous system with CC.
- DRG Group #091-093 - Other disorders of nervous system without CC or MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Restrictive lung disease due to muscular dystrophy (disorder)
- Walker-Warburg congenital muscular dystrophy (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G71.0 - Muscular dystrophy'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G71.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 359.1 was previously used, G71.0 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: G71 - Primary disorders of muscles