1. G72 Other and unspecified myopathies

    Excludes1

    • arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (Q74.3)
    • dermatopolymyositis (M33.-)
    • ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
    • myositis (M60.-)
    • polymyositis (M33.2.-)
    1. G72.0 Drug-induced myopathy

    2. G72.1 Alcoholic myopathy

    3. G72.2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents

    4. G72.3 Periodic paralysis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Familial periodic paralysis
      • Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (familial)
      • Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (familial)
      • Myotonic periodic paralysis (familial)
      • Normokalemic paralysis (familial)
      • Potassium sensitive periodic paralysis
    5. G72.4 Inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified

      1. G72.41 Inclusion body myositis [IBM]

      2. G72.49 Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Inflammatory myopathy NOS
    6. G72.8 Other specified myopathies

      1. G72.81 Critical illness myopathy

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Acute necrotizing myopathy
        • Acute quadriplegic myopathy
        • Intensive care (ICU) myopathy
        • Myopathy of critical illness
      2. G72.89 Other specified myopathies

    7. G72.9 Myopathy, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.