ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G70.0
Myasthenia gravis
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
- G70.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G70 — Myasthenia gravis and other myoneural disorders
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G70.0 is a category (header) for myasthenia gravis. 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 G70
- G70Myasthenia gravis and other myoneural disorders
- G70.00Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
- G70.01Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
- G70.1Toxic myoneural disorders
- G70.2Congenital and developmental myasthenia
- G70.8Other specified myoneural disorders
- G70.80Lambert-Eaton syndrome, unspecified
- G70.81Lambert-Eaton syndrome in disease classified elsewhere
- G70.89Other specified myoneural disorders
- G70.9Myoneural disorder, unspecified
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