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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

G72.81

Critical illness myopathy

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where G72.81 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. G72 Other and unspecified myopathies
  2. G72.8 Parent Other specified myopathies
  3. G72.81 This code Critical illness myopathy

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Acute necrotizing myopathy

Inclusion Terms

Acute quadriplegic myopathy

Inclusion Terms

Intensive care (ICU) myopathy

Inclusion Terms

Myopathy of critical illness

Excludes1

arthrogryposis multiplex congenita ( Q74.3 )

Inherited from G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies

Excludes1

dermatopolymyositis ( M33 .-)

Inherited from G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies

Excludes1

ischemic infarction of muscle ( M62.2- )

Inherited from G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies

Excludes1

myositis ( M60 .-)

Inherited from G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies

Excludes1

polymyositis (M33.2.-)

Inherited from G72 — Other and unspecified myopathies

Version History

How G72.81 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Critical illness myopathy

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Critical illness myopathy

Related Codes

Other codes under G72.8

Codes whose official notes reference G72.81

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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