G71.03
Non-billableLimb 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.
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
Child Codes (7)
G71.031Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
G71.032Autosom recess limb girdle musc dyst d/t calpain-3 dysfnct
G71.033Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction
G71.034Limb girdle musc dyst due to sarcoglycan dysfunction
G71.035Limb girdle musc dyst due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction
G71.038Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy
G71.039Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(24)
UMLS
- LGMDC0686353
- Limb Girdle Muscular DystrophiesC0686353
- Limb Girdle Muscular DystrophyC0686353
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophiesC0686353
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecifiedC0686353
- Limb-Girdle Muscular DystrophiesC0686353
- Limb-Girdle Muscular DystrophyC0686353
- Limb-Girdle SyndromeC0686353
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophyC0686353
- Limb-girdle syndromeC0686353
- Muscular Dystrophies, Limb GirdleC0686353
- Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-GirdleC0686353
- Muscular Dystrophy, Limb GirdleC0686353
- Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-GirdleC0686353
- Muscular dystrophy with predominantly proximal limb girdle distributionC0686353
- Muscular dystrophy with predominantly proximal limb girdle distribution (disorder)C0686353
- Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdleC0686353
- Myopathic Limb-Girdle SyndromeC0686353
- Myopathic limb-girdle syndromeC0686353
- dystrophies girdle limb muscularC0686353
- limb girdle muscular dystrophyC0686353
- limb-girdle muscular dystrophiesC0686353
- limb-girdle muscular dystrophyC0686353
- muscular dystrophy limb-girdleC0686353
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.
How does G71.03 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like limb girdle muscular dystrophies 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 G71.03?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for G71.03 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.
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