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E72.89

E72.89: Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E72.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism. 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.

  • Disorders of beta-amino-acid metabolism
  • Disorders of gamma-glutamyl cycle

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E72.89

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E72: Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism

  • 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.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Disorder›beta-amino-acid metabolism
  • Disorder›gamma-glutamyl cycle
  • Syndrome›fish odor
  • Disorder›metabolism NOS›glutamine
  • Disorder›metabolism NOS›serine
  • Disorder›metabolism NOS›threonine
  • Disturbance›metabolism›glutamine
  • Disturbance›metabolism›threonine
  • Disorder›amino-acid›metabolism›specified NEC
  • Disorder›metabolism NOS›amino-acid›other specified
  • Disorder›metabolism NOS›amino-acid›straight-chain
  • Disturbance›metabolism›amino-acid›straight-chain

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E72.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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