AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies (LGMD) Subtype 21/R9

Subcategory G71.03, Limb girdle muscular dystrophies, has been expanded and a new code has been created to identify limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to fukutin related protein dysfunction (G71.036).Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) subtype 21/R9, otherwise known as LGMD R9 FKRP-related, is a rare type of muscular dystrophy. It is caused by a genetic mutation in the fukutin-related protein (FKRP) gene, resulting in muscle loss and weakness in the hips, upper legs, upper arms, and shoulders. The FKRP gene is vital to muscle function and is mostly found in skeletal muscles but may also involve cardiac...

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