E72

E72: Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E72 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of amino-acid metabolism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

disorders of:
aromatic amino-acid metabolism (E70.-)
branched-chain amino-acid metabolism (E71.0-E71.2)
fatty-acid metabolism (E71.3)
purine and pyrimidine metabolism (E79.-)
gout (M1A.-, M10.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with E72

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

D61.03Fanconi anemia
E72.53Primary hyperoxaluria
E72.54Secondary hyperoxaluria
N16Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
N29Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere
R79Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
R79.83Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level
R82.992Hyperoxaluria

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead E72

8 child codes. Green means billable.