G71.039
Billable codeLimb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified is G71.039.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- G71.031Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.032Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction
- G71.033Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction
- G71.034Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunctionnon-billable header
- G71.035Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction
- G71.036Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunction
- G71.038Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy
- G71.039Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
Associated MS-DRGs
G71.039 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.