E71.520

E71.520: Childhood cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E71.520 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for childhood cerebral x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E71.520

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E71.5: Peroxisomal disorders

Schilder's disease (G37.0)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E71.520 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Childhood›cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Adrenoleukodystrophy›X-linked›childhood cerebral
Disorder›peroxisomal›X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy›childhood

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.