E71.39

E71.39: Other disorders of fatty-acid metabolism

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E71.39 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of fatty-acid metabolism. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E71.39 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E71.39

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 E71.39

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.

Medicare coverage

E71.39 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Disorder›fatty acid›metabolism›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.