G12.21
BillableAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Restrictive lung disease36485005
- ALS - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis86044005
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis86044005
- Bulbar motor neuron disease86044005
- Lou Gehrig's disease86044005
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia230258005
- MSA - Multiple system atrophy230297002
- Multiple system atrophy230297002
- Shy-Drager syndrome230297002
- JALS - juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis718555006
- Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis718555006
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis plus syndrome722987009
- ALS4 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4784341001
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 4784341001
- dHMN (distal hereditary motor neuropathy) with upper motor neuron signs784341001
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, parkinsonism, dementia complex838276009
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, parkinsonism, dementia of Guam syndrome838276009
- Guam disease838276009
- Lytico Bodig disease838276009
- PDALS (parkinsonism, dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) complex838276009
- ALS1 AD - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 autosomal dominant1197523001
- Autosomal dominant ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) type 11197523001
- Autosomal dominant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 11197523001
- ALS1 AR - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 1 autosomal recessive1197524007
- Autosomal recessive ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) type 11197524007
- Autosomal recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 11197524007
- ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) type 11201863001
- ALS1 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 11201863001
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 11201863001
- JALS (juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) type 21201947005
- Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis due to ALS2 gene mutation1201947005
- Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 21201947005
- ALS3 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 31201950008
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 31201950008
- ALS5 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 51201961000
- Juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 51201961000
- ALS6 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 61204334005
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 61204334005
- ALS7 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 71204349002
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 71204349002
- ALS8 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 81204350002
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 81204350002
- ALS9 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 91204351003
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 91204351003
- ALS10 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 101208412003
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 101208412003
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, parkinsonism, dementia complex of West New Guinea1259121008
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with parkinsonism1259122001
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, parkinsonism, dementia complex of Kii Peninsula1259123006
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with frontotemporal dementia1259124000
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with multiple system atrophy1259125004
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with autonomic dysfunction1259126003
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with cerebellar dysfunction1259127007
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with spinocerebellar ataxia1259129005
- Restrictive lung disease due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis103851000119100
UMLS
- ALSC0002736
- ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisC0002736
- ALS - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisC0002736
- ALS Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisC0002736
- Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisC0002736
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosisC0002736
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (disorder)C0002736
- Bulbar motor neuron diseaseC0002736
- Charcot DiseaseC0002736
- Charcot diseaseC0002736
- Disease, Lou-GehrigsC0002736
- GEHRIGS DISC0002736
- Gehrig DiseaseC0002736
- Gehrig's DiseaseC0002736
- Gehrigs DiseaseC0002736
- LOU GEHRIG DISC0002736
- LOU GEHRIGS DISC0002736
- Lou Gehrig DiseaseC0002736
- Lou Gehrig diseaseC0002736
- Lou Gehrig's DiseaseC0002736
- Lou Gehrig's diseaseC0002736
- Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)C0002736
- Lou-Gehrigs DiseaseC0002736
- MOTOR NEURON DIS AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISC0002736
- Motor Neuron Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisC0002736
- Motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosisC0002736
- Sclerosis, Amyotrophic LateralC0002736
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosisC0002736
- amyotrophic laterals sclerosisC0002736
- lou gehrig diseaseC0002736
- lou gehrig's diseaseC0002736
- lou gehrigs diseaseC0002736
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
The ICD-10-CM code for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is G12.21. The full clinical description is "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis". G12.21 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G12.21 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G12.21 represents "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is G12.21 a billable code?
Yes, G12.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G12.21 in?
G12.21 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What SNOMED CT codes does G12.21 map to?
G12.21 maps to 28 SNOMED CT concepts: 1201863001, 86044005, 1197523001, 1197524007, 1208412003, and 23 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G12.21?
G12.21 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0002736. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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