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G72.81

Billable
ChapterG00–G99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Critical illness myopathy

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 6: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Acute necrotizing myopathy
  • Acute quadriplegic myopathy
  • Intensive care (ICU) myopathy
  • Myopathy of critical illness
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH6Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
G70-G73Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle (G70-G73)
G72Other and unspecified myopathies
G72.8Other specified myopathies
G72.81Critical illness myopathyBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to G72.81:

categoryG72
Other and unspecified myopathies
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chapterCH6
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
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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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