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E78.8

E78.8: Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E78.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E78.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E78: Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

Other codes that can never be billed with E78.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • L98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • M14Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead E78.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under E78

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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