ICD-10 diagnosis code

G71.2 Congenital myopathies

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G71.2 is the ICD-10 code for Congenital myopathies. 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 G71.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Congenital muscular dystrophy:
    • NOS
    • with specific morphological abnormalities of the muscle fibre
  • Disease:
    • central core
    • minicore
    • multicore
  • Fibre-type disproportion
  • Myopathy:
    • myotubular (centronuclear)
    • nemaline

G71.2 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

G71.2Medfödda myopatier

NorwayICD-10-NO

G71.2Medfødt myopati

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DG712Medfødt myopati

  • DG712AMedfødt muskeldystrofi UNS
  • DG712BMedfødt flernukleær myopati
  • DG712CMedfødt smånukleær myopati
  • DG712DMedfødt centronukleær myopati
FinlandICD-10-FI

G71.2Muu synnynnäinen lihassairaus

  • G71.21Synnynnäinen lihassairaus - lihassyiden tyyppien välinen epäsuhta
  • G71.22Synnynnäinen lihassairaus - monitumaiset (pienitumaiset) lihassolut
  • G71.23Synnynnäinen myotubulaarinen [sentronukleaarinen] lihassairaus
  • G71.24Synnynnäinen nemaliini-lihassairaus
  • G71.25Tarkemmin määrittämätön synnynnäinen lihasdystrofia
  • G71.28Muu synnynnäinen lihassairaus
GermanyICD-10-GM

G71.2Angeborene Myopathien

FranceICD-10-FR

G71.2Myopathies congénitales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

G71.2congenitale myopathieën

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • G71.20Congenital myopathy, unspecified
  • G71.21Nemaline myopathy
  • G71.29Other congenital myopathy

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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