G71.00
BillableMuscular dystrophy, unspecified
Muscular dystrophy, 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
- •arthrogryposis multiplex congenitaQ74.3
- •metabolic disordersE70-E88
- •myositisM60
Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(50)
SNOMED CT
- Dilated cardiomyopathy due to muscular dystrophy28869005
- Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to muscular dystrophy28869005
- Restrictive lung disease36485005
- Distal muscular dystrophy58795000
- Distal myopathy58795000
- Degeneration of heart64077000
- Mural degeneration of heart64077000
- Muscular degeneration of heart64077000
- Myocardial degeneration64077000
- MD - Muscular dystrophy73297009
- Muscular dystrophy73297009
- PMD - Progressive muscular dystrophy73297009
- Progressive muscular dystrophy73297009
- Dystrophic cardiomyopathy195032004
- Muscular dystrophy not predominantly limb girdle in distribution240070002
- Restrictive lung disease due to muscular dystrophy427777003
- Tardive tibial muscular dystrophy698846009
- Tibial muscular dystrophy698846009
- Udd distal myopathy698846009
- Udd myopathy698846009
- Udd-Markesbery muscular dystrophy698846009
- Basal epidermolysis bullosa simplex723163000
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy723308003
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy with epidermolysis bullosa simplex723308003
- Autosomal recessive epidermolysis bullosa simplex1156849001
Clinical Terms
- Restrictive lung disease
- Udd distal myopathy
- Distal muscular dystrophy
- Myocardial degeneration
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy with epidermolysis bullosa simplex
- Muscular degeneration of heart
- PMD - Progressive muscular dystrophy
- Muscular dystrophy not predominantly limb girdle in distribution
- Dilated cardiomyopathy due to muscular dystrophy
- Udd myopathy
- Autosomal recessive epidermolysis bullosa simplex
- Dystrophic cardiomyopathy
- Dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to muscular dystrophy
- Tardive tibial muscular dystrophy
- Mural degeneration of heart
- Degeneration of heart
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy
- Progressive muscular dystrophy
- Restrictive lung disease due to muscular dystrophy
- MD - Muscular dystrophy
- Distal myopathy
- Tibial muscular dystrophy
- Udd-Markesbery muscular dystrophy
- Basal epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for muscular dystrophy, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for muscular dystrophy, unspecified is G71.00. The full clinical description is "Muscular dystrophy, unspecified". G71.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G71.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G71.00 represents “Muscular dystrophy, 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 G71.00 a billable code?
Yes, G71.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G71.00 in?
G71.00 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What SNOMED CT codes does G71.00 map to?
G71.00 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 1156849001, 723163000, 64077000, 28869005, 58795000, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G71.00?
G71.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C4554214. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G71.00 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like muscular dystrophy, 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 G71.00?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for G71.00 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
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.