E78.00 PURE HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: E78.00
  • Short Description: Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified
  • Long Description: Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code E78.00 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Familial hyperlipoproteinemia
  • Hyperalphalipoproteinemia
  • Hyperbetalipoproteinemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia well controlled
  • Hyperlipidemia, group A
  • Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
  • Primary hypercholesterolemia
  • Pure hypercholesterolemia
  • Serum cholesterol above reference range
  • Xanthoma due to abnormality of lipid metabolism
  • Xanthoma due to primary hypercholesterolemia

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E78.00 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fredrickson's hyperlipoproteinemia, type IIa
    • Hyperbetalipoproteinemia
    • Low-density-lipoprotein-type [LDL] hyperlipoproteinemia
    • (Pure) hypercholesterolemia NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E78.00 Right Arrow 272.0 Pure hypercholesterolem
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
E78 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
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E78.01 Familial hypercholesterolemia
E78.1 Pure hyperglyceridemia
E78.2 Mixed hyperlipidemia
E78.3 Hyperchylomicronemia
E78.4 Other hyperlipidemia
E78.41 Elevated Lipoprotein(a)
E78.49 Other hyperlipidemia
E78.5 Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
E78.6 Lipoprotein deficiency
E78.7 Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
E78.70 Disorder of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism, unspecified
E78.71 Barth syndrome
E78.72 Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
E78.79 Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
E78.8 Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
E78.81 Lipoid dermatoarthritis
E78.89 Other lipoprotein metabolism disorders
E78.9 Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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