E71.128
E71.128 — Other disorders of propionate metabolism
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E71.128 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of propionate metabolism. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
E71.128 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How E71.128 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E71.128.
- Disorder›metabolism NOS›amino-acid›branched chain›propionate NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E71.12. If E71.128 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about E71.128
- Is E71.128 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E71.128 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E71.128 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).