Other and unspecified myopathies - G72
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
- dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
- ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
- myositis (M60.-)
- polymyositis (M33.2.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Other and unspecified myopathies. The "G72" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
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