diff --git a/gnomad/utils/constraint.py b/gnomad/utils/constraint.py
index 797eb76d9..2332c86dc 100644
--- a/gnomad/utils/constraint.py
+++ b/gnomad/utils/constraint.py
@@ -226,6 +226,31 @@ def count_variants_by_group(
         )
 
 
+def get_downsampling_freq_indices(
+    freq_meta_expr: hl.expr.ArrayExpression,
+    pop: str = "global",
+    variant_quality: str = "adj",
+) -> hl.expr.ArrayExpression:
+    """
+    Get indices of dictionaries in meta dictionaries that only have the "downsampling" key with specified "pop" and "variant_quality" values.
+
+    :param freq_meta_expr: ArrayExpression containing the set of groupings for each
+        element of the `freq_expr` array (e.g., [{'group': 'adj'}, {'group': 'adj',
+        'pop': 'nfe'}, {'downsampling': '5000', 'group': 'adj', 'pop': 'global'}]).
+    :param pop: Population to use for filtering by the 'pop' key in `freq_meta_expr`.
+        Default is 'global'.
+    :param variant_quality: Variant quality to use for filtering by the 'group' key in
+        `freq_meta_expr`. Default is 'adj'.
+    """
+    indices = hl.enumerate(freq_meta_expr).filter(
+        lambda f: (f[1].get("group") == variant_quality)
+        & (f[1].get("pop") == pop)
+        & f[1].contains("downsampling")
+    )
+    # Get an array of indices and meta dictionaries sorted by "downsampling" key.
+    return hl.sorted(indices, key=lambda f: hl.int(f[1]["downsampling"]))
+
+
 def downsampling_counts_expr(
     freq_expr: hl.expr.ArrayExpression,
     freq_meta_expr: hl.expr.ArrayExpression,
@@ -257,18 +282,10 @@ def downsampling_counts_expr(
     :return: Aggregation Expression for an array of the variant counts in downsamplings
         for specified population.
     """
-    # Get indices of dictionaries in meta dictionaries that only have the
-    # "downsampling" key with specified "group" and "pop" values.
-    indices = hl.enumerate(freq_meta_expr).filter(
-        lambda f: (f[1].size() == 3)
-        & (f[1].get("group") == variant_quality)
-        & (f[1].get("pop") == pop)
-        & f[1].contains("downsampling")
-    )
     # Get an array of indices sorted by "downsampling" key.
-    sorted_indices = hl.sorted(indices, key=lambda f: hl.int(f[1]["downsampling"])).map(
-        lambda x: x[0]
-    )
+    sorted_indices = get_downsampling_freq_indices(
+        freq_meta_expr, pop, variant_quality
+    ).map(lambda x: x[0])
 
     def _get_criteria(i: hl.expr.Int32Expression) -> hl.expr.Int32Expression:
         """
diff --git a/gnomad/utils/filtering.py b/gnomad/utils/filtering.py
index ee5366c1b..ebe7bb215 100644
--- a/gnomad/utils/filtering.py
+++ b/gnomad/utils/filtering.py
@@ -443,3 +443,63 @@ def filter_y_nonpar(
         if isinstance(t, hl.Table)
         else t.filter_rows(non_par_expr)
     )
+
+
+def filter_by_numeric_expr_range(
+    t: Union[hl.MatrixTable, hl.Table],
+    filter_expr: hl.NumericExpression,
+    filter_range: tuple,
+    keep_between: bool = True,
+    inclusive: bool = True,
+) -> Union[hl.MatrixTable, hl.Table]:
+    """
+    Filter rows in the Table/MatrixTable based on the range of a numeric expression.
+
+    :param t: Input Table/MatrixTable.
+    :param filter_expr: NumericExpression to apply `filter_range` to.
+    :param filter_range: Range of values to apply to `filter_expr`.
+    :param keep_between: Whether to keep the values between `filter_range` instead of keeping values outside `filter_range`. Default is True.
+    :param inclusive: Whether or not to include the `filter_range` values themselves. Default is True.
+    :return: Table/MatrixTable filtered to rows with specified criteria.
+    """
+    if inclusive and keep_between or not inclusive and not keep_between:
+        criteria = (filter_expr >= filter_range[0]) & (filter_expr <= filter_range[1])
+    else:
+        criteria = (filter_expr > filter_range[0]) & (filter_expr < filter_range[1])
+
+    if isinstance(t, hl.MatrixTable):
+        return t.filter_rows(criteria, keep=keep_between)
+    else:
+        return t.filter(criteria, keep=keep_between)
+
+
+def filter_for_mu(
+    ht: hl.Table, gerp_lower_cutoff: float = -3.9885, gerp_upper_cutoff: float = 2.6607
+) -> hl.Table:
+    """
+    Filter to non-coding annotations and remove GERP outliers.
+
+    .. note::
+
+        Values for `gerp_lower_cutoff` and `gerp_upper_cutoff` default to -3.9885 and
+        2.6607, respectively. These values were precalculated on the GRCh37 context
+        table and define the 5th and 95th percentiles.
+
+    :param ht: Input Table.
+    :param gerp_lower_cutoff: Minimum GERP score for variant to be included. Default is -3.9885.
+    :param gerp_upper_cutoff: Maximum GERP score for variant to be included. Default is 2.6607.
+    :return: Table filtered to intron or intergenic variants with GERP outliers removed.
+    """
+    ht = filter_by_numeric_expr_range(
+        ht,
+        filter_expr=ht.gerp,
+        filter_range=(gerp_lower_cutoff, gerp_upper_cutoff),
+        keep_between=True,
+        inclusive=False,
+    )
+    ht = ht.filter(
+        (ht.vep.most_severe_consequence == "intron_variant")
+        | (ht.vep.most_severe_consequence == "intergenic_variant")
+    )
+
+    return ht