G72.9

G72.9: Myopathy, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

G72.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for myopathy, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check G72.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above G72.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on G72: Other and unspecified myopathies

arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
myositis (M60.-)
polymyositis (M33.2.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

G72.9 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52494High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Devices - Policy Article
A52510Mechanical In-exsufflation Devices - Policy Article
A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

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Myopathy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.