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Diagnosis Code

E79.9 DISORDER OF PURINE AND PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E79.9

Short Description: Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified

Long Description: Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified

The code E79.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
      • Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism (E79)
        • E79.9 Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
  • Disorder of purine metabolism
  • Disorder of pyrimidine metabolism
  • Gout secondary to enzyme defect

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E79.9 Right Arrow 277.2 Purine/pyrimid dis NEC

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
E79 Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.0 Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease
E79.1 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
E79.2 Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
E79.8 Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.81 Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome
E79.82 Hereditary xanthinuria
E79.89 Other specified disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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