G72.9
BillableMyopathy, unspecified
Myopathy, unspecified
Coding Notes
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(6)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(61)
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Disorder muscleC0026848
- Disorder of muscleC0026848
- Disorder of skeletal AND/OR smooth muscleC0026848
- Disorder of skeletal AND/OR smooth muscle (disorder)C0026848
- MUSCLE DISC0026848
- MUSCULAR DISC0026848
- MYOPATHYC0026848
- Muscle DisorderC0026848
- Muscle DisordersC0026848
- Muscle tissue diseaseC0026848
- Muscular DiseaseC0026848
- Muscular DiseasesC0026848
- Myopathic ConditionC0026848
- Myopathic ConditionsC0026848
- Myopathic changesC0026848
- Myopathic diseaseC0026848
- MyopathiesC0026848
- MyopathyC0026848
- Myopathy, unspecifiedC0026848
- muscle diseaseC0026848
- muscle disorderC0026848
- muscle disordersC0026848
- muscular diseaseC0026848
- muscular diseasesC0026848
- muscular disorderC0026848
- muscular disordersC0026848
- myopathiesC0026848
- myopathyC0026848
- myopathy unspecifiedC0026848
- skeletal muscle diseaseC0026848
- skeletal muscle disorderC0026848
Clinical Terms
- myopathies
- MUSCLE DIS
- Muscle Disorders
- muscular disease
- Disorder of skeletal AND/OR smooth muscle (disorder)
- Myopathic changes
- Myopathic Condition
- Myopathic Conditions
- Disorder of skeletal AND/OR smooth muscle
- Muscle Disorder
- myopathy unspecified
- Disorder of muscle
- Hollow visceral myopathy
- Myopathic disease
- skeletal muscle disease
- muscular disorders
- skeletal muscle disorder
- muscle disease
- Muscle tissue disease
- Disorder muscle
- Muscular Diseases
- Myopathic facies
- MUSCULAR DIS
- Proximal myopathy
- Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
- muscular disorder
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for myopathy, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for myopathy, unspecified is G72.9. The full clinical description is "Myopathy, unspecified". G72.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code G72.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code G72.9 represents “Myopathy, 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 G72.9 a billable code?
Yes, G72.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is G72.9 in?
G72.9 is in Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (codes G00-G99).
What codes cannot be used with G72.9?
G72.9 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 G72.9 map to?
G72.9 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 235828008, 235831009, 26432009, 193255007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for G72.9?
G72.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0026848. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does G72.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like myopathy, 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 G72.9?
G72.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 8C8Z (Secondary myopathies, unspecified).
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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.