E88.12

E88.12: Generalized lipodystrophy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E88.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for generalized lipodystrophy. 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.

Acquired generalized lipodystrophy (AGL)
Berardinelli-Siep syndrome
Congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL)
Lawrence syndrome

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E88.12

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E88.1: Lipodystrophy, not elsewhere classified

Whipple's disease (K90.81)

Written on E88: Other and unspecified metabolic disorders

histiocytosis X (chronic) (C96.6)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E88.12 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
A59299Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

AGL(acquired generalized lipodystrophy)
CGL(congenital generalized lipodystrophy)
Lipodystrophy›generalized(acquired) (congenital)
Syndrome›Berardinelli-Siep
Syndrome›Lawrence

Code history

addedFY2024-FY2027
Generalized lipodystrophy