G12.9
BillableSpinal muscular atrophy, unspecified
Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Related Codes(4)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(70)
SNOMED CT
- Progressive spinal muscular atrophy5262007
- SMA - Spinal muscular atrophy5262007
- Spinal muscular atrophy5262007
- Distal spinal muscular atrophy230247001
- Hereditary myoclonus with progressive distal muscular atrophy703524005
- Jankovic-Rivera syndrome703524005
- Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy703524005
- Autosomal dominant distal juvenile spinal muscular atrophy type 1770630005
- Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 1770630005
- Proximal spinal muscular atrophy1142327006
- Segmental spinal muscular atrophy1142330004
- Autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy1156837002
UMLS
- Amyotrophies, SpinalC0026847
- Amyotrophy, SpinalC0026847
- Atrophy, Spinal MuscularC0026847
- Muscular Atrophy, SpinalC0026847
- Progressive spinal muscular atrophyC0026847
- SMAC0026847
- SMA - Spinal muscular atrophyC0026847
- SMA-associated SMAC0026847
- Spinal AmyotrophiesC0026847
- Spinal AmyotrophyC0026847
- Spinal Muscular AtrophyC0026847
- Spinal amyotrophiesC0026847
- Spinal amyotrophyC0026847
- Spinal muscle degenerationC0026847
- Spinal muscle wastingC0026847
- Spinal muscular atrophyC0026847
- Spinal muscular atrophy (disorder)C0026847
- Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecifiedC0026847
- atrophies muscular spinalC0026847
- atrophy muscular sma spinalC0026847
- atrophy muscular spinalC0026847
- atrophy spinal muscularC0026847
- muscle spinal atrophyC0026847
- muscular atrophy spinalC0026847
- muscular spinal atrophyC0026847
- spinal amyotrophyC0026847
- spinal muscle atrophyC0026847
- spinal muscular atrophyC0026847
Clinical Terms
- Spinal amyotrophy
- atrophy spinal muscular
- SMA-associated SMA
- Spinal muscle wasting
- Progressive spinal muscular atrophy
- Spinal amyotrophies
- Hereditary myoclonus with progressive distal muscular atrophy
- Amyotrophy, Spinal
- SMA - Spinal muscular atrophy
- atrophy muscular spinal
- SMA
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
- atrophies muscular spinal
- muscular spinal atrophy
- Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy
- muscular atrophy spinal
- atrophy muscular sma spinal
- Autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy
- muscle spinal atrophy
- spinal muscle atrophy
- Atrophy, Spinal Muscular
- Distal spinal muscular atrophy
- Segmental spinal muscular atrophy
- Spinal muscular atrophy (disorder)
- Spinal muscle degeneration
- Jankovic-Rivera syndrome
- Amyotrophies, Spinal
- Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 1
- Proximal spinal muscular atrophy
- Autosomal dominant distal juvenile spinal muscular atrophy type 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified is G12.9. The full clinical description is "Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified". G12.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G12.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G12.9 represents “Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified”. 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 G12.9 a billable code?
Yes, G12.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G12.9 in?
G12.9 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What SNOMED CT codes does G12.9 map to?
G12.9 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 1156837002, 770630005, 230247001, 703524005, 5262007, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G12.9?
G12.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0026847. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G12.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of G12.9?
G12.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8B61.Z (Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified).
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