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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2018 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Muscular Dystrophy

Codes G71.00, Muscular dystrophy, unspecified, G71.01, Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy, G71.02, Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, and G71.09, Other specified muscular dystrophies, were created to specifically identify different types of muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases caused by genetic mutations that impede the production of proteins involved in muscle growth and development. It causes progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement. There are several major types and dozens of sub-types of muscular dystrophy. Most are extremely rare. The disorders differ by distribution and extent of muscle weakness, age of...

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