ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G72.4
Inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
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
- G72.4
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G72.4 is a category (header) for inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified. 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 G72
- G72Other and unspecified myopathies
- G72.0Drug-induced myopathy
- G72.1Alcoholic myopathy
- G72.2Myopathy due to other toxic agents
- G72.3Periodic paralysis
- G72.41Inclusion body myositis [IBM]
- G72.49Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
- G72.8Other specified myopathies
- G72.81Critical illness myopathy
- G72.89Other specified myopathies
- G72.9Myopathy, unspecified
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