G71.03
Header — not billableLimb girdle muscular dystrophies
The ICD-10 code for limb girdle muscular dystrophies is G71.03.
G71.03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under G71.03
- 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
Related codes in this category
- G71.00Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
- G71.01Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
- G71.02Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- G71.09Other specified muscular dystrophies
- G71.03Limb girdle muscular dystrophiesnon-billable header