E78.0Non-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
View documentation for abnormal lipid panel
abnormal lipid panel
View TemplatesAbnormal Lipid Panel
View documentation for cholesterol
cholesterol
View TemplatesHypercholesterolemia
View documentation for cholesterol screening
cholesterol screening
View TemplatesCholesterol Screening
View documentation for dyslipidemia
dyslipidemia
View TemplatesDyslipidemia
View documentation for elevated lipid
elevated lipid
View TemplatesDisorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
View documentation for high cholesterol
high cholesterol
View TemplatesHyperlipidemia
View documentation for hyperlipidemia
hyperlipidemia
View TemplatesHyperlipidemia
View documentation for hyperlipoproteinemia
hyperlipoproteinemia
View TemplatesHyperlipoproteinemia
View documentation for lipid
lipid
View TemplatesLipid Metabolism Disorders
View documentation for lipid disorder
lipid disorder
View TemplatesLipid Metabolism Disorder
View documentation for lipid profile
lipid profile
View TemplatesLipid Metabolism Disorders
View documentation for lipidemia
lipidemia
View TemplatesLipidemia
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.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes1
2 items
Excludes1
From E00-E89:
- •transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Notes
1 item
Notes
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.