G71.220 — X-linked myotubular myopathy
Is G71.220 billable?
Yes — G71.220 is billable for FY2027. G71.220 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. G71.220 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
G71.220 at a glance
| Code | G71.220 |
|---|---|
| Description | X-linked myotubular myopathy |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G71.220 group to?
G71.220 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
As a secondary diagnosis, G71.220 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is G71.220 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G71.220. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Myopathy › myotubular
- Myopathy › myotubular › X-linked
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to G71.220.
- Myotubular (centronuclear) myopathy
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G71.220, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.220 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 G71.220, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.220 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from G71.2
The conditions below are not part of G71.220, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G71.220 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
How long has G71.220 existed?
G71.220 first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.