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E71.310

E71.310: Long chain/very long chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E71.310 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long chain/very long chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency. 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.

  • LCAD deficiency
  • VLCAD deficiency

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E71.310

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E71.3: Disorders of fatty-acid metabolism

  • peroxisomal disorders (E71.5)
  • Refsum's disease (G60.1)
  • Schilder's disease (G37.0)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above E71.310

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on E71.3: Disorders of fatty-acid metabolism

  • carnitine deficiency due to inborn error of metabolism (E71.42)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Deficiency, deficient›LCAD(long chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency)
  • Deficiency, deficient›VLCAD(very long chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency)
  • Deficiency, deficient›dehydrogenase›long chain/very long chain acyl CoA
  • Disorder›fatty acid›oxidation›LCAD

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E71.31

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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