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G72.1

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Alcoholic myopathy

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

What This Code Means

Muscle weakness and damage caused by chronic alcohol consumption. Alcohol directly damages muscle tissue and impairs muscle function.

Coding Tips

  • •Code this alongside alcohol use disorder codes (F10.x) to provide complete clinical picture
  • •Document the severity and duration of alcohol use to support medical necessity for treatment

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify alcoholism (F10.-)

Code Hierarchy

└G72Other and unspecified myopathies└G72.1Alcoholic myopathy
└G72.1Alcoholic myopathy

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