G71.033 — Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction
Is G71.033 billable?
Yes — G71.033 is billable for FY2027. G71.033 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G71.033 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G71.033 at a glance
| Code | G71.033 |
|---|---|
| Description | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G71.033 group to?
G71.033 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 091Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCCmedical
- 092Other Disorders of Nervous System with CCmedical
- 093Other Disorders of Nervous System without CC/MCCmedical
How is G71.033 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G71.033. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Dysferlinopathy
- Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › limb-girdle › R2
- Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › limb-girdle › type 2B
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to G71.033.
- Dysferlinopathy
- LGMD R2 dysferlin-related
- Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B
- Miyoshi Myopathy type 1
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G71.033, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.033 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from G71
The conditions below are not part of G71.033, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.033 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has G71.033 existed?
G71.033 first appears in FY2023.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the G71.03 family? (7)
- G71.031Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.032Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction
- G71.034Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunctionnot billable
- 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