E70.29

E70.29: Other disorders of tyrosine metabolism

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E70.29 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of tyrosine metabolism. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Alkaptonuria
Ochronosis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E70.29

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E70.2: Disorders of tyrosine metabolism

transitory tyrosinemia of newborn (P74.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with E70.29

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

E72Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E70.29 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56726Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Alcaptonuria
Alkaptonuria
Homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase deficiency
Ochronosis(endogenous)
Tyrosinuria
Arthritis, arthritic›ochronotic
Deficiency, deficient›homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase
Osteoarthrosis›deformans alkaptonurica
Arthritis, arthritic›in›ochronosis
Disease, diseased›connective tissue, systemic›in›ochronosis
Disorder›metabolism NOS›amino-acid›aromatic›tyrosine›other specified

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.