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G71.0 Muscular dystrophy

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G71.0 is the ICD-10 code for Muscular dystrophy. It is a four-character subcategory of G71 (Primary disorders of muscles), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block G70–G73 (Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle) in Chapter VI, Diseases of the nervous system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
VI · G00–G99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What G71.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Muscular dystrophy:
    • autosomal recessive, childhood type, resembling Duchenne or Becker
    • benign [Becker]
    • benign scapuloperoneal with early contractures [Emery-Dreifuss]
    • distal
    • facioscapulohumeral
    • limb-girdle
    • ocular
    • oculopharyngeal
    • scapuloperoneal
    • severe [Duchenne]

What G71.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • congenital muscular dystrophy:
    • NOS G71.2
    • with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fibre G71.2

G71.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

G71.0Muskeldystrofi

  • G71.0AMuskeldystrofi, hereditär, typ Duchenne
  • G71.0BMuskeldystrofi, hereditär, typ Becker (benign)
  • G71.0WAnnan specificerad muskeldystrofi
  • G71.0XMuskeldystrofi, (ej medfödd), ospecificerad
NorwayICD-10-NO

G71.0Muskeldystrofi

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG710Muskeldystrofi

  • DG710ADystrophia musculorum oculopharyngealis
  • DG710BDystrophia musculorum progressiva
  • DG710CDystrophia musculorum oculi
  • DG710DDystrophia musculorum typus limb-girdle
  • DG710EDystrophia musculorum scapuloperonealis
  • DG710FDystrophia musculorum progressiva hereditaria
  • DG710GDystrophia musculorum benigna
  • DG710HDuchennes muskeldystrofi
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

G71.0Muu lihasdystrofia

  • G71.00Hyvänlaatuinen lihasdystrofia (Becker)
  • G71.01Hyvänlaatuinen skapuloperoneaalinen lihasdystrofia, jolle ovat ominaisia varhain ilmenevät kontraktuurat (Emery-Dreifuss)
  • G71.02Kasvo-hartiaseudun lihasdystrofia (Landouzy-Déjerine)
  • G71.03Autosomissa peittyvästi periytyvä , Duchennen tai Beckerin dystrofiaa muistuttava lapsuuden lihasdystrofia
  • G71.04Okulofaryngeaalinen lihasdystrofia
  • G71.05Skapuloperoneaalinen lihasdystrofia
  • G71.06Vaikea lihasdystrofia (Duchenne)
  • G71.08Muu lihasdystrofia
GermanyICD-10-GM

G71.0Muskeldystrophie

  • G71.00Muskeldystrophie, maligne [Typ Duchenne]
  • G71.08Sonstige Muskeldystrophien
FranceICD-10-FR

G71.0Dystrophie musculaire

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G71.0spierdystrofie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G71.00Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
  • G71.01Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
  • G71.02Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
  • G71.09Other specified muscular dystrophies

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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