ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G71.039
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G71.039
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G71 — Primary disorders of muscles
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G71.039 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G71
- G71Primary disorders of muscles
- G71.0Muscular dystrophy
- 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
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