272.3 HYPERCHYLOMICRONEMIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 272.3

Short Description: Hyperchylomicronemia

Long Description: Hyperchylomicronemia

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
        • 272.3 Hyperchylomicronemia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 272.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • B�rger-Gr�tz disease or syndrome (essential familial hyperlipemia) 272.3
  • Chylomicronemia (fasting) (with hyperprebetalipoproteinemia) 272.3
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • B�rger-Gr�tz (essential familial hyperlipemia) 272.3
  • Hepatosplenomegaly 571.8
    • hyperlipemic (B�rger-Grutz type) 272.3
  • Hyperchylomicronemia (familial) (with hyperbetalipoproteinemia) 272.3
  • Hyperglyceridemia 272.1
    • mixed 272.3
  • Hyperlipidemia 272.4
    • exogenous 272.3
    • fat-induced 272.3
    • group
      • D 272.3
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia (acquired) (essential) (familial) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) 272.4
    • Fredrickson type
      • I 272.3
      • V 272.3
  • Hyperprebetalipoproteinemia 272.1
    • with chylomicronemia 272.3
  • Lipemia (see also Hyperlipidemia) 272.4
    • retina, retinalis 272.3
  • Lipidosis 272.7
    • hepatosplenomegalic 272.3
  • Prebetalipoproteinemia (acquired) (essential) (familial) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) 272.1
    • with chylomicronemia 272.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • B�rger-Grutz (essential familial hyperlipemia) 272.3
  • Xanthoma(s), xanthomatosis 272.2
    • with
      • hyperlipoproteinemia
        • type I 272.3
        • type V 272.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 272.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
272.3 Right Arrow E78.3 Hyperchylomicronemia
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
272.0 Pure hypercholesterolemia
272.1 Pure hyperglyceridemia
272.2 Mixed hyperlipidemia
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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