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E78 - Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

ICD-10-CM Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases · E70-E88 Metabolic disorders (E70-E88) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

E78 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 10 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom E78

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom E70-E88 Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)
  • hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-)
  • Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-)
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom E70-E88 Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom Chapter E00-E89

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
NotesFrom Chapter E00-E89

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.

More Specific Codes (10)

E78.0Pure hypercholesterolemia→E78.1Pure hyperglyceridemia→E78.2Mixed hyperlipidemia→E78.3Hyperchylomicronemia→E78.4Other hyperlipidemia→E78.5Hyperlipidemia, unspecified→E78.6Lipoprotein deficiency→E78.7Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism→E78.8Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism→E78.9Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified→

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