- G12.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM G12.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G12.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 G12.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM G12.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 056 Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc
- 057 Degenerative nervous system disorders without mcc
Applicable To
- Adult form spinal muscular atrophy
- Childhood form, type II spinal muscular atrophy
- Distal spinal muscular atrophy
- Juvenile form, type III spinal muscular atrophy [Kugelberg-Welander]
- Progressive bulbar palsy of childhood [Fazio-Londe]
- Scapuloperoneal form spinal muscular atrophy
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to G12.1:
- adult > progressive (bulbar) G12.21
- adult > spinal G12.25
- adult form > spinal G12.9
- childhood form, type II > spinal G12.9
- distal > spinal G12.9
- hereditary NEC > spinal G12.9
- juvenile form, type III (Kugelberg- Welander) > spinal G12.9
- scapuloperoneal form > spinal G12.9
- of childhood (Fazio-Londe) > bulbar (progressive) (chronic) G12.22