ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
G71 Primary disorders of muscles
All 28 codes in the G71 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
28
Can lead a claim
27
Cannot lead a claim
1
What CMS assigns to G71
27 of the 28 codes group to Neuro Rehabilitation; 1 is assigned no clinical group. None of the 28 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 27 of the 28 can lead a claim.
Every code in G71
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G71.0 Muscular dystrophy | ||||
| G71.00 | Muscular dystrophy, unspecified | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.01 | Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.02 | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.03 Limb girdle muscular dystrophies | ||||
| G71.031 | Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.032 | Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunctionCMS: Autosom recess limb girdle musc dyst d/t calpain-3 dysfnct | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.033 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.034 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction | ||||
| G71.0340 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction, unspecifiedCMS: Limb girdle musc dyst due to sarcoglycan dysfnct, unsp | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.0341 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunctionCMS: Limb girdle musc dyst due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunction | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.0342 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunctionCMS: Limb girdle musc dyst due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunction | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.0349 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to other sarcoglycan dysfunctionCMS: Limb girdle musc dyst due to other sarcoglycan dysfunction | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.035 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunctionCMS: Limb girdle musc dyst due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.036 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunctionCMS: Limb girdle musc dyst due to fukutin related protein dysfnct | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.038 | Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.039 | Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.09 | Other specified muscular dystrophies | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.1 Myotonic disorders | ||||
| G71.11 | Myotonic muscular dystrophy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.12 | Myotonia congenita | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.13 | Myotonic chondrodystrophy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.14 | Drug induced myotonia | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.19 | Other specified myotonic disorders | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.2 Congenital myopathies | ||||
| G71.20 | Congenital myopathy, unspecified | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.21 | Nemaline myopathy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.22 Centronuclear myopathy | ||||
| G71.220 | X-linked myotubular myopathy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.228 | Other centronuclear myopathy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.29 | Other congenital myopathy | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.3 | Mitochondrial myopathy, not elsewhere classified | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.8 | Other primary disorders of muscles | Can lead a claim | B | None |
| G71.9 | Primary disorder of muscle, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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