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Diagnosis Code

E79.1 LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E79.1

Short Description: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

Long Description: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

The code E79.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
      • Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism (E79)
        • E79.1 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chorea due to Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
  • Chorea due to metabolic disorder
  • Deficiency of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase
  • Dystonia due to Lesch Nyhan syndrome
  • Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
  • Partial hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E79.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • HGPRT deficiency

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E79.1 Right Arrow 277.2 Purine/pyrimid dis NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E79 Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.0 Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease
E79.2 Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
E79.8 Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.81 Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome
E79.82 Hereditary xanthinuria
E79.89 Other specified disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.9 Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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