G72.49
BillableOth inflammatory and immune myopathies, NEC
Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Inflammatory myopathy NOS
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 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(1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(66)
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- INFLAMM MUSCLE DISC0027121
- INFLAMM MYOPATHYC0027121
- Inflammatory Muscle DiseaseC0027121
- Inflammatory Muscle DiseasesC0027121
- Inflammatory MyopathiesC0027121
- Inflammatory MyopathyC0027121
- Inflammatory disorder of muscleC0027121
- Inflammatory myopathyC0027121
- Inflammatory myopathy NOSC0027121
- MUSCLE DIS INFLAMMC0027121
- MYOPATHY INFLAMMC0027121
- MYOSITISC0027121
- Muscle Disease, InflammatoryC0027121
- Muscle Diseases, InflammatoryC0027121
- Muscle inflammationC0027121
- Myopathies, InflammatoryC0027121
- Myopathy, InflammatoryC0027121
- MyositidesC0027121
- MyositisC0027121
- Myositis (disorder)C0027121
- Myositis, unspecifiedC0027121
- inflammation of the skeletal muscleC0027121
- inflammatory muscle diseaseC0027121
- inflammatory muscle diseasesC0027121
- inflammatory myopathiesC0027121
- inflammatory myopathyC0027121
- muscle inflammationC0027121
- myositisC0027121
- myositis nosC0027121
- Oth inflammatory and immune myopathies, NECC2875321
- Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classifiedC2875321
Clinical Terms
- Muscle Disease, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Muscle Diseases
- Myositis
- Inflammatory myopathy
- MUSCLE DIS INFLAMM
- inflammatory muscle disease
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- Inflammatory myopathy with abundant macrophages
- Autoimmune myopathy
- Idiopathic inflammatory myositis
- Inflammatory disorder of muscle
- Muscle inflammation
- MYOPATHY INFLAMM
- myositis nos
- Myopathy, Inflammatory
- Myositides
- Inflammatory myopathy NOS
- Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
- Increased eosinophil count of muscle
- INFLAMM MYOPATHY
- Myositis, unspecified
- inflammation of the skeletal muscle
- Myopathies, Inflammatory
- Muscle eosinophilia
- Myositis (disorder)
- Muscle Diseases, Inflammatory
- Eosinophilic myopathy
- INFLAMM MUSCLE DIS
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for oth inflammatory and immune myopathies, nec?
The ICD-10-CM code for oth inflammatory and immune myopathies, nec is G72.49. The full clinical description is "Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified". G72.49 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G72.49 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G72.49 represents “Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified”. 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 G72.49 a billable code?
Yes, G72.49 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G72.49 in?
G72.49 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G72.49?
G72.49 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 G72.49 map to?
G72.49 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 722991004, 76762001, 702380008, 1141851008, 766706007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G72.49?
G72.49 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0027121, C2875321. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G72.49 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like oth inflammatory and immune myopathies, nec 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 G72.49?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for G72.49 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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