ICD-10-CM › E00-E89 › E70-E88 › E78 Disorders of lipoprotein... › E78.8
E78.8
Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from E78 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
Excludes1 - never coded here
- sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)
Inherited from the E70-E88 section Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- 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)
Excludes2 - not included here
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| E78.0 | Pure hypercholesterolemia | Not billable |
| E78.1 | Pure hyperglyceridemia | Valid |
| E78.2 | Mixed hyperlipidemia | Valid |
| E78.3 | Hyperchylomicronemia | Valid |
| E78.4 | Other hyperlipidemia | Not billable |
| E78.5 | Hyperlipidemia, unspecified | Valid |
| E78.6 | Lipoprotein deficiency | Valid |
| E78.7 | Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism | Not billable |
| E78.9 | Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified | Valid |