G72 Other and unspecified myopathies

Category / Non-billable header 11 subcodes

Block: Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle (G70-G73)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
  • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
  • ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
  • myositis (M60.-)
  • polymyositis (M33.2.-)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
G72..0 Drug-induced myopathy Yes
G72..1 Alcoholic myopathy Yes
G72..2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents Yes
G72..3 Periodic paralysis Yes
G72..4 Inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified No
G72..41 Inclusion body myositis [IBM] Yes
G72..49 Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified Yes
G72..8 Other specified myopathies No
G72..81 Critical illness myopathy Yes
G72..89 Other specified myopathies Yes
G72..9 Myopathy, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026