Diagnosis Code

E72.9 DISORDER OF AMINO-ACID METABOLISM, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E72.9

Short Description: Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified

Long Description: Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified

The code E72.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
      • Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism (E72)
        • E72.9 Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Amino acid deficiency
  • Amino acid/carbohydrate metabolic disorder
  • Aminoaciduria
  • Chorea due to inherited aminoaciduria
  • Chorea due to metabolic disorder
  • Disorder of amino acid and organic acid metabolism
  • Disorder of amino acid metabolism
  • Disorder of liver due to disorder of amino acid metabolism
  • Disorders of amino acid transport and metabolism
  • GRACILE syndrome
  • Inborn error of amino acid metabolism
  • Inherited aminoaciduria

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E72.9 Right Arrow 270.9 Dis amino-acid metab NOS

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
E72 Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
E72.0 Disorders of amino-acid transport
E72.00 Disorders of amino-acid transport, unspecified
E72.01 Cystinuria
E72.02 Hartnup's disease
E72.03 Lowe's syndrome
E72.04 Cystinosis
E72.09 Other disorders of amino-acid transport
E72.1 Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
E72.10 Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
E72.11 Homocystinuria
E72.12 Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
E72.19 Other disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
E72.2 Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
E72.20 Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
E72.21 Argininemia
E72.22 Arginosuccinic aciduria
E72.23 Citrullinemia
E72.29 Other disorders of urea cycle metabolism
E72.3 Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism
E72.4 Disorders of ornithine metabolism
E72.5 Disorders of glycine metabolism
E72.50 Disorder of glycine metabolism, unspecified
E72.51 Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia
E72.52 Trimethylaminuria
E72.53 Primary hyperoxaluria
E72.59 Other disorders of glycine metabolism
E72.8 Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism
E72.81 Disorders of gamma aminobutyric acid metabolism
E72.89 Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism


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