E71.43

E71.43: Iatrogenic carnitine deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E71.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for iatrogenic carnitine 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.

Carnitine deficiency due to hemodialysis
Carnitine deficiency due to Valproic acid therapy

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E71.43

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E71.4: Disorders of carnitine metabolism

Muscle carnitine palmitoyltransferase deficiency (E71.314)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E71.43 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Deficiency, deficient›carnitine›iatrogenic
Deficiency, deficient›carnitine›due to›hemodialysis
Deficiency, deficient›carnitine›due to›Valproic acid therapy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.