ICD-10-CM Code G72
Other and unspecified myopathies
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G72 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of G72 that describes the diagnosis 'other and unspecified myopathies' in more detail.
- G72 Other and unspecified myopathies NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G72.0 Drug-induced myopathy
- BILLABLE G72.1 Alcoholic myopathy
- BILLABLE G72.2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents
- BILLABLE G72.3 Periodic paralysis
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- G72.81 Critical illness myopathy BILLABLE
- G72.89 Other specified myopathies BILLABLE
- BILLABLE G72.9 Myopathy, unspecified
The ICD code G72 is used to code Myopathy
Myopathy is a muscular disease in which the muscle fibers do not function for any one of many reasons, resulting in muscular weakness. "Myopathy" simply means muscle disease (myo- Greek μυο "muscle" + pathos -pathy Greek "suffering"). This meaning implies that the primary defect is within the muscle, as opposed to the nerves ("neuropathies" or "neurogenic" disorders) or elsewhere (e.g., the brain etc.). Muscle cramps, stiffness, and spasm can also be associated with myopathy.
| Specialty: | Rheumatology |
| MeSH Codes: | D009135, D009135, D009135, D009135, D009135, D009135, D009135 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 359.4, 359.5, 359.6, 359.7, 359.8, 359.9, 728 |
Coding Notes for G72 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita - instead, use code Q74.3
- Dermatopolymyositis - instead, use code M33.-
- Ischemic infarction of muscle - instead, use code M62.2-
- Myositis - instead, use code M60.-
- Polymyositis (M33.2.-) - instead, use code M33.2
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G72 - Other and unspecified myopathies'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G72. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.