ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G71.0
Muscular dystrophy
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
- G71.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G71 — Primary disorders of muscles
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G71.0 is a category (header) for muscular dystrophy. 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 G71
- G71Primary disorders of muscles
- G71.00Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
- G71.01Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
- G71.02Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- G71.03Limb girdle muscular dystrophies
- G71.031Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.032Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction
- G71.033Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction
- G71.034Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction
- G71.0340Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction, unspecified
- G71.0341Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunction
- G71.0342Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunction
- G71.0349Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to other sarcoglycan dysfunction
- G71.035Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction
- G71.036Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunction
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