G72 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for G72 ICD 10 code
- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
- dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
- ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
- myositis (M60.-)
- polymyositis (M33.2.-)
Codes
- G72.0 Drug-induced myopathy
- G72.1 Alcoholic myopathy
- G72.2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents
- 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
- G72.81 Critical illness myopathy
- G72.89 Other specified myopathies
- G72.9 Myopathy, unspecified
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to G72 ICD10 Code:
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
G72 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about G72 ICD 10 code
Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
Causes of muscle disorders include:
- Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis
- A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy
- Some cancers
- Inflammation, such as myositis
- Diseases of nerves that affect muscles
- Infections
- Certain medicines
Sometimes the cause of muscle disorders is unknown.
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