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E78.81

E78.81: Lipoid dermatoarthritis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E78.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for lipoid dermatoarthritis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E78.81

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 E78.81

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

  • M14Arthropathies in other diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E78.81 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

  • Dermatoarthritis, lipoid
  • Arthritis, arthritic›in›dermatoarthritis, lipoid
  • Arthritis, arthritic›in›lipoid dermatoarthritis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E78.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.