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G71.09

Billable
ChapterG00–G99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other specified muscular dystrophies

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
  • Benign scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy with early contractures [Emery-Dreifuss]
  • Congenital muscular dystrophy NOS
  • Congenital muscular dystrophy with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fiber
  • Distal muscular dystrophy
  • Ocular muscular dystrophy
  • Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
  • Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
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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
G71.09Other specified muscular dystrophies

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to G71.09:

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 G71.09. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

21 raw paths
Cardiomyopathy (familial) (idiopathic)1 unique routes
due to
progressive muscular dystrophy→G71.09
Dystrophy, dystrophia11 unique routes
muscular(8 variants)
benign (Becker type)
scapuloperoneal with early contractures [Emery-Dreifuss]→G71.09
congenital (hereditary) (progressive) (with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fiber)→G71.09
distal→G71.09
Emery-Dreifuss→G71.09
hereditary (progressive)→G71.09
progressive (hereditary)→G71.09
scapuloperoneal→G71.09
specified type NEC→G71.09
ocular→G71.09
oculopharyngeal→G71.09
scapuloperoneal→G71.09
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic1 unique routes
pseudomuscular→G71.09
Myocardiopathy (congestive) (constrictive) (familial) (hypertrophic nonobstructive) (idiopathic) (infiltrative) (obstructive) (primary) (restrictive) (sporadic)1 unique routes
in (due to)
progressive muscular dystrophy→G71.09
Myopathy3 unique routes
distal→G71.09
ocular→G71.09
oculopharyngeal→G71.09
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete)1 unique routes
pseudohypertrophic (muscle)→G71.09
Paresis1 unique routes
pseudohypertrophic→G71.09
Pseudohypertrophy, muscle1 unique routes
Direct index entry→G71.09
Syndrome1 unique routes
scapuloperoneal→G71.09

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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