G72.2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Code first

• (T51-T65) to identify toxic agent

Applies from G72 Other and unspecified myopathies

Excludes1 (never code together)

• arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
• dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
• ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
• myositis (M60.-)
• polymyositis (M33.2.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 359.4 Toxic myopathy (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to G72.2

Back-references to G72

• Code First: M62.84 Sarcopenia ("other and unspecified myopathies (G72.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for G72.2

• Myopathy › in (due to) › toxic agent NEC
• Myopathy › toxic

Nearby codes

• G72 Other and unspecified myopathies
• G72.0 Drug-induced myopathy
• G72.1 Alcoholic myopathy
• G72.2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents (this code)
• G72.3 Periodic paralysis
• G72.4 Inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
• G72.41 Inclusion body myositis [IBM]
• G72.49 Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
• G72.8 Other specified myopathies