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G12.21 - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis


The ICD 10 Code for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is listed as G12.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: G12.21
Description: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  • Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
056 - Degenerative Nervous System Disorders W Mcc
057 - Degenerative Nervous System Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Block Systemic atrophies primarily affecting the central nervous system (G10-G14)
Parent G12.2 - Motor neuron disease
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 335.20 - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 335.21 - Progressive muscular atrophy (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of G12.21:
G12.20 - Motor neuron disease, unspecified
G12.22 - Progressive bulbar palsy
G12.29 - Other motor neuron disease