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E78.89

E78.89: Other lipoprotein metabolism disorders

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E78.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other lipoprotein metabolism disorders. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E78.89

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 E78.89

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

  • L98.6Other infiltrative disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E78.89 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 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
  • A57183Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Stress Testing, Including Exercise and/or Pharmacological Stress and Stress Echocardiography
  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Lipogranulomatosis
  • Urbach-Wiethe disease
  • Urbach's lipoid proteinosis
  • Hyalinosis›cutis(et mucosae)
  • Lipoid›proteinosis of Urbach
  • Proteinosis›lipid or lipoid(of Urbach)
  • Disorder›lipoprotein›metabolism›specified NEC
  • Disorder›metabolism NOS›lipoprotein›specified NEC

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.