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ICD-10-CM Code for Lipoprotein deficiency E78.6

ICD-10 code E78.6 for Lipoprotein deficiency is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .

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Official Long Descriptor

Lipoprotein deficiency
Abetalipoproteinemia
Depressed HDL cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein deficiency
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
Hypobetalipoproteinemia (familial)
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
Tangier disease

E78

Excludes1: sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)

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Hyperlipidemia dx coding
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Hyperlipidemia dx coding
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Other hyperlipidemia (E78.49)
So do we change E11.8 to E11.9 (unspecified code) if type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications is documented in assessment by the provider? As per the guideline of risk adjustment, we ... [ Read More ]
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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