E72
Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
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- E72.0Disorders of amino-acid transportMore levels
- E72.1Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolismMore levels
- E72.2Disorders of urea cycle metabolismMore levels
- E72.3Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolismBillable
- E72.4Disorders of ornithine metabolismBillable
- E72.5Disorders of glycine metabolismMore levels
- E72.8Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolismMore levels
- E72.9Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecifiedBillable
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · E72
Inherited from E70-E88Metabolic disorders
Inherited from chapter 4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Excludes 1
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Note
All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.