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G72.0

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Drug-induced myopathy

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Muscle weakness or damage caused by medications or drugs. This occurs as a side effect of certain pharmaceutical treatments.

Coding Tips

  • •Always document which specific drug caused the myopathy; this is essential for clinical management and may require medication adjustment
  • •Link this code with the appropriate drug code from the T36-T50 range to indicate the causative agent

Use Additional Code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Code Hierarchy

└G72Other and unspecified myopathies└G72.0Drug-induced myopathy
└G72.0Drug-induced myopathy

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