E78.5
E78.5: Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E78.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hyperlipidemia, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E78.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E78.5 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dyslipidemia
- Hyperlipemia, hyperlipidemia
- Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Lipoproteinemia
- Xanthoma›hyperlipidemic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under E78
- E78.0Pure hypercholesterolemia
- E78.1Pure hyperglyceridemia
- E78.2Mixed hyperlipidemia
- E78.3Hyperchylomicronemia
- E78.4Other hyperlipidemia
- E78.6Lipoprotein deficiency
- E78.7Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
- E78.8Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
- E78.9Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified