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G71.22 ICD-10-CM Code: Centronuclear myopathy

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Centronuclear myopathy is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (G71.22). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G71.22 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

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

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on G71.22 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

  • FY2021 — 2020-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Centronuclear myopathy
    FY2021 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: G71.220, G71.228.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of G71.22 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.

Hierarchy

  • G00-G99 — Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99) (G00-G99) [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • M60 — Myositis [Excludes2](via G71.-): “muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)” · check together
  • M60-M63 — Disorders of muscles (M60-M63) [Excludes2](via G71.-): “muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)” · check together
  • M61 — Calcification and ossification of muscle [Excludes2](via G71.-): “muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)” · check together
  • M62 — Other disorders of muscle [Excludes2](via G71.-): “muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)” · check together
  • M63 — Disorders of muscle in diseases classified elsewhere [Excludes2](via G71.-): “muscular dystrophies and myopathies (G71-G72)” · check together

Referenced by Code First instructions

  • M62.84 — Sarcopenia [Code First](via G71.-): “primary disorders of muscles (G71.-)” · check together

Nearest codes (34)

  • G71 — Primary disorders of muscles [Sibling]
  • G71.0 — Muscular dystrophy [Sibling]
  • G71.00 — Muscular dystrophy, unspecified [Sibling]
  • G71.01 — Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy [Sibling]
  • G71.02 — Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy [Sibling]
  • G71.03 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophies [Sibling]
  • G71.031 — Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy [Sibling]
  • G71.032 — Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction [Sibling]
  • and 26 more

Change history

  • FY2021 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Referenced by Other Codes

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name G71.22 or its code family.

5 Excludes2 notes: M60 (via G71.-), M60-M63 (via G71.-), M61 (via G71.-), M62 (via G71.-), M63 (via G71.-).

1 Code First instructions: M62.84 (via G71.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can G71.22 be billed directly?

No. G71.22 (Centronuclear myopathy) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to G71.22 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • G71.14 — Drug induced myotonia
  • G71.19 — Other specified myotonic disorders
  • G71.2 — Congenital myopathies
  • G71.20 — Congenital myopathy, unspecified
  • G71.21 — Nemaline myopathy
  • G71.220 — 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

View all codes in the G71 family