G72.81
BillableCritical illness myopathy
Critical illness myopathy
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Acute necrotizing myopathy
- Acute quadriplegic myopathy
- Intensive care (ICU) myopathy
- Myopathy of critical illness
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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
UMLS
- Acute necrotizing myopathyC1135344
- Acute quadriplegic myopathyC1135345
- Critical Illness MyopathyC1135188
- Critical illness myopathyC1135188
- Critical illness myopathy (disorder)C1135188
- Myopathy of critical illnessC1135188
- critical illness myopathiesC1135188
- critical illness myopathyC1135188
- myopathy critical illnessC1135188
- myopathy of critical illnessC1135188
- Intensive care (ICU) myopathyC1135346
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for critical illness myopathy?
The ICD-10-CM code for critical illness myopathy is G72.81. The full clinical description is "Critical illness myopathy". G72.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G72.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G72.81 represents "Critical illness myopathy". 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 G72.81 a billable code?
Yes, G72.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G72.81 in?
G72.81 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G72.81?
G72.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3); dermatopolymyositis (M33.-); ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-); and 2 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does G72.81 map to?
G72.81 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 443819006. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G72.81?
G72.81 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1135344, C1135345, C1135188, C1135346. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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