G71.0

Muscular dystrophy

Non-billable header

G71.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from G71)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from G71)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from G71)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from G71)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from G71)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from G71)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from G71)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from G71)
  • arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3) (from G71)
  • metabolic disorders (E70-E88) (from G71)
  • myositis (M60.-) (from G71)

Parent code

  • G71Primary disorders of musclesHeader

More specific codes G71.0

  • G71.00Muscular dystrophy, unspecifiedBillable
  • G71.01Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophyBillable
  • G71.02Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophyBillable
  • G71.03Limb girdle muscular dystrophiesHeader
  • G71.09Other specified muscular dystrophiesBillable

Related codes

  • G71.1Myotonic disordersHeader
  • G71.2Congenital myopathiesHeader
  • G71.3Mitochondrial myopathy, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • G71.8Other primary disorders of musclesBillable
  • G71.9Primary disorder of muscle, unspecifiedBillable

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