ICD-10-CM Code E88.4
Mitochondrial metabolism disorders
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 E88.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of E88.4 that describes the diagnosis 'mitochondrial metabolism disorders' in more detail.
- E88.4 Mitochondrial metabolism disorders NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE E88.40 Mitochondrial metabolism disorder, unspecified
- BILLABLE E88.41 MELAS syndrome
- BILLABLE E88.42 MERRF syndrome
- BILLABLE E88.49 Other mitochondrial metabolism disorders
Coding Notes for E88.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Disorders of pyruvate metabolism - instead, use code E74.4
- Kearns-Sayre syndrome - instead, use code H49.81
- Leber's disease - instead, use code H47.22
- Leigh's encephalopathy - instead, use code G31.82
- Mitochondrial myopathy, NEC - instead, use code G71.3
- Reye's syndrome - instead, use code G93.7
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E88.4 - Mitochondrial metabolism disorders'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E88.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: E88 - Other and unspecified metabolic disorders