E71.440

E71.440: Ruvalcaba-Myhre-Smith syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E71.440 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ruvalcaba-myhre-smith syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E71.440 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E71.440

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

E71.440 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

Ruvalcaba-Myhre-Smith syndrome
Syndrome›Ruvalcaba-Myhre-Smith

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E71.44

E71.448Other secondary carnitine deficiency