Myasthenia Gravis ICD-10-CM Codes
Check our short guide to the ICD-10 codes used for myasthenia gravis to know more about the codes’ clinical description, billability, synonyms, and more.
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What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder wherein a person’s antibodies attack nerve and muscle communication causing weakness in the skeletal muscles.
Here are common Myasthenia Gravis ICD codes you can use for billing and coding for 2023:
- G70.00:Myasthenia gravis without (acute) exacerbation
- G70.01: Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
- P94.0: Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis
Which Myasthenia Gravis ICD codes are Billable:
All of the Myasthenia Gravis ICD codes mentioned above are billable.
Clinical Information
- Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular and autoimmune disorder that causes the antibodies of a patient to attack nerve and muscle communication. As a result, patients feel a weakness in their skeletal muscles, making it harder for them to move.
- Symptoms of myasthenia gravis are dropping of eyelids or double/blurry vision, facial paralysis, respiratory failure, difficulty breathing/swallowing/chewing/talking/holding one’s head up, fatigue, weakness in legs/fingers/hands/arms, and issues with carrying oneself up stairs or objects.
- Though there’s no specific cause for myasthenia gravis, it can be triggered by problems with one’s thymus gland and antibodies or simply because one is getting older. Newborn babies may also have temporary myasthenia gravis, called neonatal myasthenia, caused by transferring of antibodies from the mother to their child.
- To diagnose myasthenia gravis, the practitioner will do a physical exam, ask for one’s symptoms, conduct a neurological exam and have the patient undergo imaging tests, blood tests, nerve stimulation tests, etc.
- Treatments for myasthenia gravis include removal of the thymus gland, plasmapheresis, introduction of intravenous immune globulin in the patient’s system, and medication. The following treatments are encouraged to be combined with lifestyle changes meant to alleviate symptoms.
Synonyms Include:
- Myasthenic crisis
- Generalized myasthenia
- Myasthenia gravis, adult form
- Ocular myasthenia
- Rippling muscle disease with myasthenia gravis
Commonly asked questions
You can use a myasthenia gravis ICD code when you’ve confirmed the patient’s diagnosis with exams and tests.
All of the specific ICD-10 codes related to myasthenia gravis are billable.
Common treatments for myasthenia gravis are medication, plasmapheresis, surgery, and intravenous immune globulin into the patient’s system.
