G12
Non-billableSpinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G12?
ICD-10-CM code G12 represents "Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G12 a billable code?
No, G12 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under G12.
What chapter is G12 in?
G12 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What are the subcategories under G12?
G12 has 5 child codes, including: G12.0 (Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffman]), G12.1 (Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy), G12.2 (Motor neuron disease), G12.8 (Other spinal muscular atrophies and related syndromes), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G12?
G12 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494452. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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