G12 — Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
Not billable
Is G12 billable?
No — G12 is a non-billable header code. G12 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 11 billable codes beneath G12.
Billable codes under this header
- G12.0Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffman]
- G12.1Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy
- G12.8Other spinal muscular atrophies and related syndromes
- G12.9Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified
- G12.20Motor neuron disease, unspecified
- G12.21Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- G12.22Progressive bulbar palsy
- G12.23Primary lateral sclerosis
- G12.24Familial motor neuron disease
- G12.25Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
- G12.29Other motor neuron disease
G12 at a glance
| Code | G12 |
|---|---|
| Description | Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G12, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G12 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under G12? (5)
How long has G12 existed?
G12 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.