ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G12.2
Motor neuron disease
Diseases of the nervous system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- G12.2
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G12 — Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G12.2 is a category (header) for motor neuron disease. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in G12
- G12Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
- G12.0Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffman]
- G12.1Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy
- G12.20Motor neuron disease, unspecified
- G12.21Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- G12.22Progressive bulbar palsy
- G12.23Primary lateral sclerosis
- G12.24Familial motor neuron disease
- G12.25Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
- G12.29Other motor neuron disease
- G12.8Other spinal muscular atrophies and related syndromes
- G12.9Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified
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