G71.01 Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
• Benign [Becker] muscular dystrophy
• Severe [Duchenne] muscular dystrophy

Applies from G71 Primary disorders of muscles

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 197 — Muscular Dystrophy
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 76 — Muscular Dystrophy
• ESRD V24: HCC 76

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Code annotations containing back-references to G71.01

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G71.01

• Becker's › dystrophy
• Disease, diseased › Duchenne-Griesinger
• Disease, diseased › Duchenne's › muscular dystrophy
• Disease, diseased › Duchenne's › pseudohypertrophy, muscles
• Duchenne-Griesinger disease
• Duchenne's › disease or syndrome › muscular dystrophy
• Duchenne's › paralysis › due to or associated with › muscular dystrophy
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › Becker's type
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › Duchenne's type
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › Gower's muscular
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › benign (Becker type)
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › Duchenne type
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › Gower's
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › pseudohypertrophic (infantile)
• Dystrophy, dystrophia › muscular › severe (Duchenne type)
• Gower's › muscular dystrophy
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › Duchenne's › due to or associated with › muscular dystrophy

Nearby codes

• G71 Primary disorders of muscles
• G71.0 Muscular dystrophy
• G71.00 Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
• G71.01 Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy (this code)
• G71.02 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
• G71.03 Limb girdle muscular dystrophies
• G71.031 Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
• G71.032 Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction
• G71.033 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction