ICD-10-CM category
E78: Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
Codes under E78 (Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| E78.0 | Pure hypercholesterolemia | — |
| E78.00 | Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified | ✓ |
| E78.01 | Familial hypercholesterolemia | — |
| E78.1 | Pure hyperglyceridemia | ✓ |
| E78.2 | Mixed hyperlipidemia | ✓ |
| E78.3 | Hyperchylomicronemia | ✓ |
| E78.4 | Other hyperlipidemia | — |
| E78.5 | Hyperlipidemia, unspecified | ✓ |
| E78.6 | Lipoprotein deficiency | ✓ |
| E78.7 | Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism | — |
| E78.8 | Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism | — |
| E78.9 | Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified | ✓ |
| E78.010 | Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HoFH] | ✓ |
| E78.011 | Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HeFH] | ✓ |
| E78.019 | Familial hypercholesterolemia, unspecified | ✓ |
| E78.41 | Elevated Lipoprotein(a) | ✓ |
| E78.49 | Other hyperlipidemia | ✓ |
| E78.70 | Disorder of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism, unspecified | ✓ |
| E78.71 | Barth syndrome | ✓ |
| E78.72 | Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome | ✓ |
| E78.79 | Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism | ✓ |
| E78.81 | Lipoid dermatoarthritis | ✓ |
| E78.89 | Other lipoprotein metabolism disorders | ✓ |
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