E78.41
E78.41: Elevated Lipoprotein(a)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E78.41 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for elevated lipoprotein(a). It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E78.41 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Elevated Lp(a)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E78.41 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum
- A56943Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
- A57037Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
- A57145Billing and Coding: Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Elevated, elevation›lipoprotein a level(Lp(a))
- Elevated, elevation›Lp(a) (lipoprotein(a))
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.