While the codes given above are used for high cholesterol diagnosis, the following is the list of codes in the same group that are used for lipidcentric diagnosis. ICD 10 Diagnosis Code. Diagnosis. E78.0.
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) ICD-10 codes. It was E78.00. This did not encourage family screening. As we already know, patients with FH require early and more aggressive treatment, and family screening is essential for this early diagnosis and treatment.
So, when total cholesterol is high the code is E78.00; when LDL is high the code is also E78.00. Although FH is one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases affecting all races and ethnicities, there was no specific diagnostic code to differentiate FH from other forms of hypercholesterolemia. It was E78.00.
Importance of Clinical Documentation Improvement ICD 10 Diagnosis Code Diagnosis E78.0 Pure hypercholesterolemia (Group A) E78.1 Pure hyperglyceridemia (Group B) E78.2 Mixed hyperlipidemia (Group C) E78.3 Hyperchylomicronemia (Group D) 5 more rows ...
5 Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified. ICD-Code E78. 5 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified.
ICD-10 code Z86. 39 for Personal history of other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10 | Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified (E78. 00)
R73. 03 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.