Diagnosis Code

G12.9 SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G12.9

Short Description: Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified

Long Description: Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified

The code G12.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system (G10-G14)
      • Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes (G12)
        • G12.9 Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuropathy
  • Distal hereditary motor neuropathy type 1
  • Distal spinal muscular atrophy
  • Spinal muscular atrophy
  • Spinal muscular atrophy with progressive myoclonic epilepsy

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G12.9 Right Arrow 335.10 Spinal muscl atrophy NOS
335.9 Ant horn cell dis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
G12 Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
G12.0 Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffman]
G12.1 Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy
G12.2 Motor neuron disease
G12.20 Motor neuron disease, unspecified
G12.21 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
G12.22 Progressive bulbar palsy
G12.23 Primary lateral sclerosis
G12.24 Familial motor neuron disease
G12.25 Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
G12.29 Other motor neuron disease
G12.8 Other spinal muscular atrophies and related syndromes


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023