E75.25
E75.25: Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E75.25 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for metachromatic leukodystrophy. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E75.25 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above E75.25
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with E75.25
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R79Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E75.25 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56773Billing and Coding: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Scholz disease or syndrome(-Bielchowsky-Henneberg)
- Leukodystrophy›metachromatic
- Leukoencephalopathy›metachromatic
- Greenfield's disease›meaning›metachromatic leukodystrophy
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.