Diagnosis Code

G72.3 PERIODIC PARALYSIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: G72.3

Short Description: Periodic paralysis

Long Description: Periodic paralysis

The code G72.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)
    • Diseases of myoneural junction and muscle (G70-G73)
      • Other and unspecified myopathies (G72)
        • G72.3 Periodic paralysis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Familial hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
  • Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis
  • Familial normokalemic periodic paralysis
  • Familial periodic paralysis
  • Familial periodic paralysis
  • Periodic paralysis
  • Periodic paralysis
  • Periodic paralysis
  • Periodic paralysis with later-onset distal motor neuropathy
  • Periodic paralysis with transient compartment-like syndrome
  • Secondary periodic paralysis
  • Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code G72.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Familial periodic paralysis
    • Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (familial)
    • Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (familial)
    • Myotonic periodic paralysis (familial)
    • Normokalemic paralysis (familial)
    • Potassium sensitive periodic paralysis
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • paramyotonia congenita (of von Eulenburg) (@G71.19*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
G72.3 Right Arrow 359.3 Periodic paralysis

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
G72 Other and unspecified myopathies
G72.0 Drug-induced myopathy
G72.1 Alcoholic myopathy
G72.2 Myopathy due to other toxic agents
G72.4 Inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
G72.41 Inclusion body myositis [IBM]
G72.49 Other inflammatory and immune myopathies, not elsewhere classified
G72.8 Other specified myopathies
G72.81 Critical illness myopathy
G72.89 Other specified myopathies
G72.9 Myopathy, unspecified


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