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G71.03

Non-billable

Limb girdle muscular dystrophies

Limb girdle muscular dystrophies

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

G70-G73

Parent Code

G71.0

Child Codes

7

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 (7)

G71.031

Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy

BillableG71.032

Autosom recess limb girdle musc dyst d/t calpain-3 dysfnct

BillableG71.033

Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction

BillableG71.034

Limb girdle musc dyst due to sarcoglycan dysfunction

G71.035

Limb girdle musc dyst due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction

BillableG71.038

Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy

BillableG71.039

Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for limb girdle muscular dystrophies?

The ICD-10-CM code for limb girdle muscular dystrophies is G71.03. The full clinical description is "Limb girdle muscular dystrophies". G71.03 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

What does ICD-10 code G71.03 mean?

ICD-10-CM code G71.03 represents "Limb girdle muscular dystrophies". It is classified under Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is G71.03 a billable code?

No, G71.03 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under G71.03.

What chapter is G71.03 in?

G71.03 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What are the subcategories under G71.03?

G71.03 has 7 child codes, including: G71.031 (Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy), G71.032 (Autosom recess limb girdle musc dyst d/t calpain-3 dysfnct), G71.033 (Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction), G71.034 (Limb girdle musc dyst due to sarcoglycan dysfunction), and 3 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G71.03?

G71.03 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0686353. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.