G71.0
Non-billableMuscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
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)
- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
- metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
- myositis (M60.-)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Dystrophies, MuscularC0026850
- Dystrophy, MuscularC0026850
- MD - Muscular dystrophyC0026850
- Muscular DystrophiesC0026850
- Muscular DystrophyC0026850
- Muscular dystrophyC0026850
- Muscular dystrophy (disorder)C0026850
- Muscular dystrophy NOSC0026850
- MyodystrophicaC0026850
- MyodystrophicasC0026850
- MyodystrophiesC0026850
- MyodystrophyC0026850
- PMD - Progressive muscular dystrophyC0026850
- Progressive muscular dystrophyC0026850
- muscular dystrophiesC0026850
- muscular dystrophyC0026850
- myodystrophyC0026850
- progressive muscular dystrophyC0026850
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code G71.0?
ICD-10-CM code G71.0 represents "Muscular dystrophy". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is G71.0 a billable code?
No, G71.0 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 G71.0.
What chapter is G71.0 in?
G71.0 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What are the subcategories under G71.0?
G71.0 has 5 child codes, including: G71.00 (Muscular dystrophy, unspecified), G71.01 (Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy), G71.02 (Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy), G71.03 (Limb girdle muscular dystrophies), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G71.0?
G71.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0026850. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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