272.0 PURE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 272.0

Short Description: Pure hypercholesterolem

Long Description: Pure hypercholesterolemia

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Other metabolic disorders and immunity disorders (270-279)
      • 272 Disorders of lipoid metabolism
        • 272.0 Pure hypercholesterolem

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 272.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Cholesteremia 272.0
  • Cholesterol
    • elevated (high) 272.0
      • with elevated (high) triglycerides 272.2
  • Cholesterolemia 272.0
    • essential 272.0
    • familial 272.0
    • hereditary 272.0
  • Elevation
    • cholesterol 272.0
      • with high triglycerides 272.2
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • cholesterol 272.9
      • high 272.0
        • with high triglycerides 272.2
  • High
    • cholesterol 272.0
      • with high triglycerides 272.2
  • Hyperbetalipoproteinemia (acquired) (essential) (familial) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) 272.0
    • with prebetalipoproteinemia 272.2
  • Hypercholesterolemia 272.0
    • with hyperglyceridemia, endogenous 272.2
    • essential 272.0
    • familial 272.0
    • hereditary 272.0
    • primary 272.0
    • pure 272.0
  • Hypercholesterolosis 272.0
  • Hyperlipidemia 272.4
    • group
      • A 272.0
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia (acquired) (essential) (familial) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) 272.4
    • Fredrickson type
      • IIA 272.0
    • low-density-lipoid-type (LDL) 272.0
  • Xanthoma(s), xanthomatosis 272.2
    • hypercholesterinemic 272.0
    • hypercholesterolemic 272.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 272.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
272.0 Right Arrow E78.0 Pure hypercholesterolemia
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
272.1 Pure hyperglyceridemia
272.2 Mixed hyperlipidemia
272.3 Hyperchylomicronemia
272.4 Other and unspecified hyperlipidemia
272.5 Lipoprotein deficiencies
272.6 Lipodystrophy
272.7 Lipidoses
272.8 Other disorders of lipoid metabolism
272.9 Unspecified disorder of lipoid metabolism


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