G71.13 — Myotonic chondrodystrophy
Is G71.13 billable?
Yes — G71.13 is billable for FY2027. G71.13 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G71.13 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G71.13 at a glance
| Code | G71.13 |
|---|---|
| Description | Myotonic chondrodystrophy |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G71.13 group to?
G71.13 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 G71.13 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G71.13. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Schwartzsyndrome (-Jampel)
- Chondrodystrophy, chondrodystrophia › myotonic (familial) (fetalis) (hypoplastic)
- Disease, diseased › Schwartz-Jampel
- Myotonia › chondrodystrophic (acquisita) (intermittens)
- Syndrome › Schwartz
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to G71.13.
- Chondrodystrophic myotonia
- Congenital myotonic chondrodystrophy
- Schwartz-Jampel disease
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G71.13, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.13 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 G71.13, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.13 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has G71.13 existed?
G71.13 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.