G71.09

Billable

Other specified muscular dystrophies

Status

Billable / Specific

Chapter

6: Diseases of the Nervous System

Block

G70-G73

Parent Code

G71.0

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

Benign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contractures [Emery-Dreifuss]
Congenital muscular dystrophy NOS
Congenital muscular dystrophy with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fiber
Distal muscular dystrophy
Ocular muscular dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(4)

G71.00

Muscular dystrophy, unspecified

Billable G71.01

Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy

Billable G71.02

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Billable G71.03

Limb girdle muscular dystrophies

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(435)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

Distal anterior compartment myopathy
Kelch like family member 9 related early-onset distal myopathy
Merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
Congenital muscular dystrophy due to laminin alpha2 deficiency
Distal myopathy, Tateyama type
SPMM
Scapuloperoneal Myopathy, MYH7 Related
Walker-Warburg congenital muscular dystrophy
Myopathy, Myosin Storage
Distal myopathy with posterior leg and anterior hand involvement
Nebulin-related early-onset distal myopathy
MYOPATHY WITH LYSIS OF TYPE I MYOFIBRILS
Myopathia distalis type 2
Amyotrophy of muscle of lower leg
Congenital muscular dystrophy due to LMNA mutation
Benign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contractures [Emery-Dreifuss]
Distal nebulin myopathy
OPDM - oculopharyngodistal myopathy
Distal muscular dystrophy with juvenile onset
KLHL9-related early-onset distal myopathy
Distal myopathy type 1
ADSSL1-related distal myopathy
Autosomal recessive Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Oculopharyngeal distal myopathy
Benign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy (disorder)
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophies
HARD (hydrocephalus, agyria, retinal dysplasia) syndrome
Myosin Storage Myopathies
OPMD
Hydrocephalus, agyria and retinal dysplasia
Pseudohypertrophy of muscle
Fukuyama muscular dystrophy
Late onset proximal muscular dystrophy with dysarthria
Eichsfeld type congenital muscular dystrophy
X-linked muscular dystrophy with abnormal dystrophin
Autosomal dominant muscular dystrophy not predominantly limb girdle
Manifesting female carrier of X-linked muscular dystrophy
Distal Myopathies
Adult-onset distal myopathy due to VCP mutation
Muscular Dystrophy, Distal
Distal muscular dystrophy, Miyoshi type
Vocal cord and pharyngeal distal myopathy
Amyotrophy of muscle of shoulder
SCAPULOPERONEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Adenylosuccinate synthetase-like 1-related distal myopathy
CONGENITAL MYOPATHY 7A, MYOSIN STORAGE, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1u
Finnish upper limb onset distal myopathy
Pseudohypertrophy of calf muscle
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (disorder)
Congenital megaconial myopathy
Rigid spine syndrome
congenital muscular dystrophy
Distal muscular dystrophy
Reunion-Indiana Amish type muscular dystrophy
Merosin-negative congenital muscular dystrophy
Storage Myopathy, Myosin
Congenital muscular dystrophy with integrin alpha-7 deficiency
Intermediate X-linked muscular dystrophy
Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Z
Miyoshi muscular dystrophy type 3
Myosin Storage Myopathy
Non age related cataract
Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1B
SCAPULOPERONEAL SYNDROME, MYOPATHIC TYPE
Distal Muscular Dystrophies
Distal myopathy Welander type
Laing early-onset distal myopathy
Congenital muscular dystrophy with intellectual disability and severe epilepsy
CMYO7A
Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal Muscular
EDMD2 - autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
OPMD1
Distal anoctaminopathy
Distal myopathy 2
Salih myopathy
Adult-onset distal myopathy due to valosin containing protein mutation
Muscle-eye-brain disease, congenital muscular dystrophy
Walker Warburg syndrome
EDMD3 - autosomal recessive Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
LMNA-related congenital muscular dystrophy
X-linked scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
Myopathy, MYH7-Related Scapuloperoneal
MYOPATHY, HYALINE BODY, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT
CMD1A - congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A
ZASP (Z-band alternatively spliced PDZ motif protein) related myofibrillar myopathy
Muscle eye brain disease with bilateral multicystic leucodystrophy
Oculopharyngeal Dystrophy
POGLUT1-related limb girdle muscular dystrophy R21
distal myopathy
Congenital muscular dystrophy NOS
MYH7-Related Scapuloperoneal Myopathy
Congenital myopathy Paradas type
Congenital muscular dystrophy without intellectual disability
Distal muscular dystrophy (disorder)
Cerebro-oculo-dysgenesis-muscular dystrophy syndrome
Pharyngeal paresis
Carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome type 1u
Congenital muscular dystrophy with ITGA7 (integrin alpha-7) deficiency
Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal Type
MYOPATHY, MYOSIN STORAGE, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT
Congenital muscular dystrophy with ITGA7 deficiency
Muscle eye brain disease with bilateral multicystic leukodystrophy
Myopathies, Distal
Congenital muscular dystrophy with hyperlaxity
Myopathy, Distal
Adult-onset distal myopathy due to VCP (valosin containing protein) mutation
Distal ABD-filaminopathy
Early onset myopathy with fatal cardiomyopathy
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Z
Benign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contractures
X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Late-onset distal myopathy Markesbery Griggs type
SCAPULOPERONEAL MYOPATHY, MYH7-RELATED
Selcen muscular dystrophy
MSMA
Caveolin 3 related distal myopathy
Autosomal dominant muscular dystrophy with limb girdle distribution
Ocular muscular dystrophy
Progressive scapulohumeroperoneal distal myopathy
Congenital muscular dystrophy Paradas type
Congenital muscular dystrophy with cerebellar involvement
Distal myopathy with vocal cord weakness
Congenital muscular dystrophy with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fiber
Nonsenile cataract
Kocher Debre Semelaigne syndrome
Dystrophy, oculopharyngeal muscular
Congenital muscular dystrophy Davignon Chauveau type
Congenital muscular dystrophy with intellectual disability
Intermediate collagen VI-related muscular dystrophy
Muscular pseudohypertrophy and hypothyroidism syndrome
ZASP related myofibrillar myopathy
Matrin 3 distal myopathy
Neurogenic scapuloperoneal syndrome Kaeser type
Congenital muscular dystrophy with mitochondrial structural abnormalities
Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1C due to fukutin related protein gene mutation
Vocal cord and pharyngeal dysfunction with distal myopathy
Pharyngeal weakness
Combined malformation of central nervous system and skeletal muscle
Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A
Meryon muscular dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophies, Distal
Hoffman syndrome
Kaeser syndrome
Muscular Dystrophies, Oculopharyngeal
Visceral myopathy with familial external ophthalmoplegia syndrome
VCPDM - vocal cord and pharyngeal distal myopathy
Congenital muscular dystrophy due to LMNA (lamin A/C) mutation
Severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal
Autosomal dominant muscular dystrophy with gene located at 5q31
Muscular Dystrophy, Scapuloperoneal
Atrophy of peroneal muscle
Distal myopathy Swedish type
MMD3 - Miyoshi muscular dystrophy type 3
Atrophy of muscle of shoulder
Distal myopathy with anterior tibial onset
Xp21-linked muscular dystrophy
Stark Kaeser syndrome
Autosomal Dominant Myosin Storage Congenital Myopathy 7A
Megaconial congenital muscular dystrophy
CAV3-related distal myopathy
CMYP7A
Intermediate COL6-RD
X-linked scapuloperoneal syndrome
MCD1A - muscular congenital dystrophy type 1A
Autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy not predominantly limb girdle
Type 2 lissencephaly
Congenital hereditary muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1D large gene mutation
Congenital muscular dystrophy due to phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis defect
SCARMD - Severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy
SPMD
Adult onset autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy with normal dystrophin
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
Progressive weakness of muscle
Severe scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with cardiomyopathy
X-linked muscular dystrophy with limb girdle distribution
Benign congenital muscular dystrophy with finger flexion contractures
Infantile cataract
Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy with infantile cataract and hypogonadism syndrome
Salih congenital muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy due to lamin A/C mutation
Autosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Western type of congenital muscular dystrophy
Distal myopathy type 3
Muscular dystrophy Selcen type
EMD - Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Weakness of vocal cord
Infantile and/or juvenile cataract
Oculopharyngodistal myopathy
Gowers disease
Protein O-glucosyltransferase 1-related limb girdle muscular dystrophy R21
Hutterite type of muscular dystrophy
Oculogastrointestinal muscular dystrophy
Congenital muscular dystrophy, respiratory failure, skin abnormalities, joint hyperlaxity syndrome
Autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy with abnormal dystrophin-associated glycoprotein
Gilchrist type muscular dystrophy
Hereditary progressive muscular dystrophy
MATR3-related distal myopathy
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
OCULOPHARYNGEAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 1
Non age-related cataract
Atrophy of muscle of lower leg
COD-MD - Cerebro-oculo-dysgenesis-muscular dystrophy syndrome

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for other specified muscular dystrophies?

The ICD-10-CM code for other specified muscular dystrophies is G71.09. The full clinical description is "Other specified muscular dystrophies". G71.09 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code G71.09 mean?

ICD-10-CM code G71.09 represents “Other specified muscular dystrophies”. 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 G71.09 a billable code?

Yes, G71.09 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is G71.09 in?

G71.09 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).

What SNOMED CT codes does G71.09 map to?

G71.09 maps to 86 SNOMED CT concepts: 1172694007, 240065009, 770792007, 1119440005, 1119438000, and 81 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for G71.09?

G71.09 is linked to 8 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C4759774, C2875312, C0699743, C3264046, C0751336, and 3 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does G71.09 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other specified 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 G71.09?

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