ICD-10-CM Code E78.8
Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code E78.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of E78.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism' in more detail.
- E78.8 Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE E78.81 Lipoid dermatoarthritis
- BILLABLE E78.89 Other lipoprotein metabolism disorders
The ICD code E788 is used to code Urbach-Wiethe disease
Urbach–Wiethe disease (also known as lipoid proteinosis and hyalinosis cutis et mucosae) is a rare recessive genetic disorder, with approximately 400 reported cases since its discovery. It was first officially reported in 1929 by Erich Urbach and Camillo Wiethe, although cases may be recognized dating back as early as 1908.
| Specialty: | Endocrinology |
| MeSH Code: | D008065 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 272.8 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Disorder of cholesterol metabolism (disorder)
- Complex dyslipidemia (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E78.8 - Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism'
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Parent Code: E78 - Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias