G71 — Primary disorders of muscles
Is G71 billable?
No — G71 is a non-billable header code. G71 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 28 billable codes beneath G71.
Billable codes under this header
- G71.3Mitochondrial myopathy, not elsewhere classified
- G71.8Other primary disorders of muscles
- G71.9Primary disorder of muscle, unspecified
- G71.00Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
- G71.01Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
- G71.02Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- G71.09Other specified muscular dystrophies
- G71.11Myotonic muscular dystrophy
- G71.12Myotonia congenita
- G71.13Myotonic chondrodystrophy
- G71.14Drug induced myotonia
- G71.19Other specified myotonic disorders
- G71.20Congenital myopathy, unspecified
- G71.21Nemaline myopathy
- G71.29Other congenital myopathy
- G71.031Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.032Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction
- G71.033Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction
- G71.035Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction
- G71.036Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunction
- G71.038Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.039Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
- G71.220X-linked myotubular myopathy
- G71.228Other centronuclear myopathy
- G71.0340Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction, unspecified
- G71.0341Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunction
- G71.0342Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunction
- G71.0349Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to other sarcoglycan dysfunction
G71 at a glance
| Code | G71 |
|---|---|
| Description | Primary disorders of muscles |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of G71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G71, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71 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 G71? (6)
How long has G71 existed?
G71 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.