G72.89 is the authoritative medical code for Other specified myopathies. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other specified myopathies (ICD-10-CM G72.89), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other specified myopathies is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code G72.89. Excludes1 (not coded here): arthrogryposis multiplex congenita Q74.3; dermatopolymyositis M33.-; ischemic infarction of muscle M62.2-; myositis M60.-; polymyositis M33.2.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for G72.89 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita Q74.3
- dermatopolymyositis M33.-
- ischemic infarction of muscle M62.2-
- myositis M60.-
- polymyositis M33.2.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with G72.89?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, G72.89 must not be reported together with: arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3); dermatopolymyositis (M33.-); ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-); myositis (M60.-).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to G72.89 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies
- G72.0 — Drug-induced myopathy
- G72.1 — Alcoholic myopathy
- G72.2 — Myopathy due to other toxic agents
- G72.3 — Periodic paralysis
- G72.4 — Inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
- G72.41 — Inclusion body myositis [IBM]
- G72.49 — Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
- G72.8 — Other specified myopathies
- G72.81 — Critical illness myopathy
View all 11 codes in the G72 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Myopathy, progressive NEC
- Myopathy, specified NEC
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete), muscle, muscular NEC