G71.0 Muscular dystrophy

Non-billable header with 5 child codes.

Applies from G71 Primary disorders of muscles

Excludes2 (not included here)

• arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
• metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
• myositis (M60.-)

Codes under G71.0

• G71.00 Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
• G71.01 Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
• G71.02 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
• G71.03 Limb girdle muscular dystrophies
• G71.09 Other specified muscular dystrophies

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 359.1 Hereditary progressive muscular dystrophy

Code annotations containing back-references to G71.0

Back-references to G71.0

• Code First: Z99.3 Dependence on wheelchair ("muscular dystrophy (G71.0-)")

Back-references to G71

• Code First: M62.84 Sarcopenia ("primary disorders of muscles (G71.-)")

Nearby codes

• G71 Primary disorders of muscles
• G71.0 Muscular dystrophy (this code)
• G71.00 Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
• G71.01 Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
• G71.02 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
• G71.03 Limb girdle muscular dystrophies
• G71.031 Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy