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G71.01

Billable
ChapterG00–G99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
  • Benign [Becker] muscular dystrophy
  • Severe [Duchenne] muscular dystrophy
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G70-G73Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle (G70-G73)
G71Primary disorders of muscles
G71.0Muscular dystrophy
G71.01Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to G71.01:

categoryG71
Primary disorders of muscles
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chapterCH6
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to G71.01. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

19 raw paths
Becker's1 unique routes
dystrophy→G71.01
Disease, diseased3 unique routes
Duchenne-Griesinger→G71.01
Duchenne's(2 variants)
muscular dystrophy→G71.01
pseudohypertrophy, muscles→G71.01
Duchenne-Griesinger disease1 unique routes
Direct index entry→G71.01
Duchenne's2 unique routes
disease or syndrome
muscular dystrophy→G71.01
paralysis
due to or associated with
muscular dystrophy→G71.01
Dystrophy, dystrophia10 unique routes
autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker→G71.01
Becker's type→G71.01
Duchenne's type→G71.01
Gower's muscular→G71.01
muscular(6 variants)
autosomal recessive, childhood type, muscular dystrophy resembling Duchenne or Becker→G71.01
benign (Becker type)→G71.01
Duchenne type→G71.01
Gower's→G71.01
pseudohypertrophic (infantile)→G71.01
severe (Duchenne type)→G71.01
Gower's1 unique routes
muscular dystrophy→G71.01
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)1 unique routes
Duchenne's
due to or associated with
muscular dystrophy→G71.01

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 091
Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC
DRG 092
Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC
DRG 093
Other Disorders of Nervous System without CC/MCC

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