E78 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
ICD-10-CM category E78 sits in Chapter 4 (Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, E00-E89). It contains 18 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
E78.0 Pure hypercholesterolemiaE78.01 Familial hypercholesterolemiaE78.4 Other hyperlipidemiaE78.7 Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolismE78.8 Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
Billable codes in E78
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
E78.00 | Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified |
E78.010 | Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HoFH] |
E78.011 | Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HeFH] |
E78.019 | Familial hypercholesterolemia, unspecified |
E78.1 | Pure hyperglyceridemia |
E78.2 | Mixed hyperlipidemia |
E78.3 | Hyperchylomicronemia |
E78.41 | Elevated Lipoprotein(a) |
E78.49 | Other hyperlipidemia |
E78.5 | Hyperlipidemia, unspecified |
E78.6 | Lipoprotein deficiency |
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 |
E78.9 | Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified |
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