E70.9
E70.9: Disorder of aromatic amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disorder of aromatic amino-acid metabolism, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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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
E70.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
- A57071Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Aromatic amino-acid metabolism disorder
- Disorder›aromatic amino-acid metabolism
- Disorder›metabolism NOS›amino-acid›aromatic
- Disturbance›metabolism›amino-acid›aromatic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.