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E78.79

E78.79: Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E78.79 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E78.79

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Written on E78.7: Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism

  • Niemann-Pick disease type C (E75.242)

Written on E78: Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E78.79 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56943Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • A57037Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
  • A57386Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Disorder›bile acid and cholesterol metabolism›other specified
  • Disorder›cholesterol and bile acid metabolism›other specified

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E78.7

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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