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E78.0
Non-billable

Pure hypercholesterolemia

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Coding Guidance

E78.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Abnormal Lipid Panel

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Cholesterol Screening

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Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

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hyperlipoproteinemia
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Hyperlipoproteinemia

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Lipid Metabolism Disorders

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Lipid Metabolism Disorder

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Lipid Metabolism Disorders

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

2 items

From E00-E89:

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

From E78:

Notes

1 item

From E00-E89:

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
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