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G71.0 ICD-10-CM Code: Muscular dystrophy

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Billing Status: NO. This is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code: report a more specific billable code beneath it.

Coding at a Glance

Official instructions
3 Excludes2

What these terms mean →

Not billable · FY2027A non-billable heading in the tabular list: report a more specific code beneath it.

What you need to know

Source: CMS/NCHS Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes, quoted. From the CMS/NCHS tabular list for the release in force. A note the category or block publishes applies to this code too, and is marked with where it comes from.

Excludes2from G71Not included here; may be reported together
  • arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
  • metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
  • myositis (M60.-)

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous SystemG70-G73 Diseases of myoneural junction and muscleG71 Primary disorders of muscles

Codes under G71.0 (5)

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

Most relevant related codes MedCoder-derived

Read off the official notes above and this code’s own position in the tabular list. Which to report is a documentation question; Compare shows the two side by side.

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Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for G71.0 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on G71.0 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Source: inherited from G71

Coder workflow for G71.0

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code G71.0

  1. G71.0 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).

    ReviewG71.00, G71.01, G71.02, G71.03, G71.09

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath G71.0?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → G71.0 cannot be reported as written. Where the codes beneath it include an unspecified code, that code applies when the record goes no further; otherwise query for the missing detail.

    ReviewG71.00, G71.01, G71.02, G71.03, G71.09

Report the code beneath G71.0 that the documentation supports, not G71.0 itself. Then confirm that code is valid for the date of service on its own page.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes2 — not part of G71.0(3 notes)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in G71.0. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

    CompareQ74.3, M60

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse G71.0 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of G71.0 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • G71.9— Specificity relationship (Review)

    Overlapping diagnoses in the same category.

    Overlapping codes in the same category — the documentation decides which is the more specific fit.

    What moves you there: A record that documents no more than “Primary disorder of muscle, unspecified” takes G71.9; specificity in the record moves it back here.

    Full comparison: G71.0 vs G71.9 →

  • Q74.3— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita adds Q74.3; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: G71.0 vs Q74.3 →

  • E70— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of metabolic disorders adds E70; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: G71.0 vs E70 →

  • E88— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of metabolic disorders adds E88; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: G71.0 vs E88 →

  • M60— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of myositis adds M60; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: G71.0 vs M60 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Coding context

Guidelines, coding notes, decision aids, relationships (with MS-DRG and CCSR classification), hierarchy, HCC, coverage and the context map: what a coder reaches for after the core. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Code Overview

Muscular dystrophy is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (G71.0). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

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Relationships & Classification

MedCoder-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name G71.0 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 5 Excludes2 notes: M60 — Myositis (via G71.-), M60-M63 — Disorders of muscles (M60-M63) (via G71.-), M61 — Calcification and ossification of muscle (via G71.-), M62 — Other disorders of muscle (via G71.-), M63 — Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere (via G71.-).

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Referenced by 2 Code First instructions across 2 chapters: M62.84 — Sarcopenia (via G71.-), Z99.3 — Dependence on wheelchair.

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):NVS018 — Myopathies (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Myopathies).

G70.00 — Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation, G70.01 — Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation, G70.1 — Toxic myoneural disorders, G70.2 — Congenital and developmental myasthenia, G70.80 — Lambert-Eaton syndrome, unspecified, G70.81 — Lambert-Eaton syndrome in disease classified elsewhere, G70.89 — Other specified myoneural disorders, G70.9 — Myoneural disorder, unspecified, G71.00 — Muscular dystrophy, unspecified, G71.01 — Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy, G71.02 — Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, G71.031 — Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy, G71.032 — Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction, G71.033 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction, G71.0340 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction, unspecified, G71.0341 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunction, G71.0342 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunction, G71.0349 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to other sarcoglycan dysfunction, G71.035 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction, G71.036 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunction, +53 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of G71.0 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

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Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Referenced by Code First instructions

  • M62.84 — Sarcopenia[Code First](via G71.-): “primary disorders of muscles (G71.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Z99.3 — Dependence on wheelchair[Code First]: “muscular dystrophy (G71.0-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2027

Clinical classification (CCSR)

Nearest codes (34)

Change history (2)

Reference

Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.

Common coding questions

MedCoder editorial

Can G71.0 be billed directly?

No. G71.0 (Muscular dystrophy) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

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Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "G71.0 — Muscular dystrophy." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/g71.0-muscular-dystrophy

Change history

  • FY2019 — October 1, 2018
    Became a non-billable header
    FY2019 changes
  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Muscular dystrophy

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to G71.0 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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