Diagnosis Code: 272.9

Short Description: Lipoid metabol dis NOS

Long Description: Unspecified disorder of lipoid metabolism

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
      • 272.9 Lipoid metabol dis NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 272.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Disorder - see also Disease
  • lipid
    • metabolism, congenital 272.9
  • metabolism NEC 277.9
    • cholesterol 272.9
    • fat 272.9
    • lipid 272.9
      • specified type NEC 272.8
      • storage 272.7

• Disturbance - see also Disease
  • metabolism (acquired) (congenital) (see also Disorder, metabolism) 277.9
    • cholesterol 272.9
    • fat 272.9
    • lipoid 272.9
      • specified type NEC 272.8

• Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
  • cholesterol 272.9
    • high 272.0
      • with high triglycerides 272.2
  • lipids NEC 272.9
  • triglycerides 272.9
    • high 272.1
      • with high cholesterol 272.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 272.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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