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ICD-10-CM Code for Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias E78

ICD-10 code E78 for Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .

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Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
Excludes1: sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)
 
E78 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
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Pure hypercholesterolemia
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Pure hyperglyceridemia
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Mixed hyperlipidemia
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Hyperchylomicronemia
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Other hyperlipidemia
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Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
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Lipoprotein deficiency
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Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
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Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
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Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified

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Hyperlipidemia dx coding
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Hyperlipidemia dx coding
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Other hyperlipidemia (E78.49)
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Coding E78.5 and E78.00
Thank you, I am also coding the same way and gave the same explanation. There was an audit and the explanation given was that the code description says both the codes are unspecified E78.00 ... [ Read More ]
Other hyperlipidemia (E78.49)
[QUOTE="siddharthaqa@rediffmail.com, post: 496281, member: 210378"] Other hyperlipidemia (E78.49) mentioned in the medical report. Can we change it to E78.5? Thanks in advance for any help/advice. [/... [ Read More ]
Coding E78.5 and E78.00
You wouldn't code them together. Cholesterol is a type of lipid. If the provider diagnosed pure hypercholesterolemia, you would code that. It is more specific than hyperlipidemia, unspecified. If ... [ Read More ]
Other hyperlipidemia (E78.49) hcc coding
Other hyperlipidemia (E78.49) mentioned in the medical report. Can we change it to [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/E78.5']E78.5[/URL]? Thanks in advance for any help/advice.... [ Read More ]
Coding E78.5 and E78.00 hcc auditing
Can we code both [URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/E78.5']E78.5[/URL] and E78.00, when both are mentioned in the medical report? Thanks in advance for any help/advice.... [ Read More ]
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