G71.01 is the authoritative medical code for Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for duchenne or becker muscular dystrophy (ICD-10-CM G71.01), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
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Official Registry Overview & Definition
Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G71.01. Inclusion terms: Autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy; Benign Becker muscular dystrophy; Severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Excludes2 (not included here): arthrogryposis multiplex congenita Q74.3; metabolic disorders E70-E88; myositis M60.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G71.01 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
- Benign Becker muscular dystrophy
- Severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita Q74.3
- metabolic disorders E70-E88
- myositis M60.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can G71.01 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, G71.01 and the following may both be reported when both are present: arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3); metabolic disorders (E70-E88); myositis (M60.-).
What conditions are included under G71.01?
Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy includes: Autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy; Benign [Becker] muscular dystrophy; Severe [Duchenne] muscular dystrophy.
Codes in This Family (34)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as G71.01, with their registry titles.
- G71 — Primary disorders of muscles
- G71.0 — Muscular dystrophy
- G71.00 — Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
- G71.02 — Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- G71.03 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophies
- 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
- G71.034 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan 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
- G71.038 — Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.039 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
- G71.09 — Other specified muscular dystrophies
- G71.1 — Myotonic disorders
- G71.11 — Myotonic muscular dystrophy
- G71.12 — Myotonia congenita
- G71.13 — Myotonic chondrodystrophy
- G71.14 — Drug induced myotonia
- G71.19 — Other specified myotonic disorders
- G71.2 — Congenital myopathies
- G71.20 — Congenital myopathy, unspecified
- G71.21 — Nemaline myopathy
- G71.22 — Centronuclear myopathy
- G71.220 — X-linked myotubular myopathy
- G71.228 — Other centronuclear myopathy
- G71.29 — Other congenital myopathy
- G71.3 — Mitochondrial myopathy, not elsewhere classified
- G71.8 — Other primary disorders of muscles
- G71.9 — Primary disorder of muscle, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (19)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Becker's, dystrophy
- Disease, diseased, Duchenne-Griesinger
- Disease, diseased, Duchenne's, muscular dystrophy
- Disease, diseased, Duchenne's, pseudohypertrophy, muscles
- Duchenne-Griesinger disease
- Duchenne's, disease or syndrome, muscular dystrophy
- Duchenne's, paralysis, due to or associated with, muscular dystrophy
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, Becker's type
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, Duchenne's type
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, Gower's muscular
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, muscular, autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, muscular, benign (Becker type)
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, muscular, Duchenne type
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, muscular, Gower's
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, muscular, pseudohypertrophic (infantile)
- Dystrophy, dystrophia, muscular, severe (Duchenne type)
- Gower's, muscular dystrophy
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), Duchenne's, due to or associated with, muscular dystrophy
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