E78.6

E78.6: Lipoprotein deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E78.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for lipoprotein deficiency. 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.

Abetalipoproteinemia
Depressed HDL cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein deficiency
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
Hypobetalipoproteinemia (familial)
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
Tangier disease

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E78.6

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E78: Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E78.6 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abetalipoproteinemia
Acanthocytosis
Analphalipoproteinemia
Bassen-Kornzweig disease or syndrome
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
Hypobetalipoproteinemia(familial)
Hypolipoproteinemia(alpha) (beta)
Tangier disease
Deficiency, deficient›lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase
Deficiency, deficient›lipoprotein(familial) (high density)
Depressed›HDL cholesterol
Disease, diseased›Tangier

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.