icd 10 dx code for hyperuricemia

What is the ICD 10 code for hyperuricemia without signs of inflammation?

ICD-10-CM Code E79.0 Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease. E79.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

What are the diagnosis index entries for hyperuricemia?

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to E79.0: Hyperuricemia E79.0 (asymptomatic) Lithemia E79.0 Uric acid in blood E79.0 (increased) Uricacidemia E79.0 (asymptomatic) Uricemia E79.0 (asymptomatic)

What is the ICD 10 code for high uric acid?

The ICD code E790 is used to code Hyperuricemia Hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood. In the pH conditions of body fluid, uric acid exists largely as urate, the ion form.

What is the ICD 10 code for hyperlipidemia?

Hyperlipidemia, unspecified. E78.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM E78.5 became effective on October 1, 2018.

What DX code covers uric acid?

Code M10. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Gout, Unspecified. It is a common, painful form of arthritis. It causes swollen, red, hot and stiff joints and occurs when uric acid builds up in your blood.

What is the ICD-9 code for hyperuricemia?

0 Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease.

What is the ICD-10 designation of the chronic disorder of uric acid metabolism that causes joint pain?

Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease. E79. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD-10 code for hyperlipidemia?

E78.5Code E78. 5 is the diagnosis code used for Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified, a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism other lipidemias. It is a condition with excess lipids in the blood.

Why would uric acid levels be high?

Most of the time, a high uric acid level occurs when your kidneys don't eliminate uric acid efficiently. Things that may cause this slow-down in the removal of uric acid include rich foods, being overweight, having diabetes, taking certain diuretics (sometimes called water pills) and drinking too much alcohol.

What is the ICD-10 code for hyperkalemia?

ICD-10 code E87. 5 for Hyperkalemia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .

Is a chronic disorder of uric acid metabolism?

What is Gout? Gout is an ancient chronic disease that has been around since before medieval times and is still prevalent today. Gout is also known as metabolic arthritis, and is caused by purine metabolism disorders and high levels of uric acid in the body.

What is a gouty tophus?

A tophus (plural: tophi) happens when crystals of the compound known as sodium urate monohydrate, or uric acid, builds up around your joints. Tophi often look like swollen, bulbous growths on your joints just under your skin.

Is gout a musculoskeletal disorder?

Conclusions. Consistent with the clinical presentation of gout, most studies describing the anatomical pathology of gout report involvement of musculoskeletal structures, with monosodium urate crystal deposition and tophus the most common lesions described.

Is hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia the same thing?

Hyperlipidemia means your blood has too many lipids (or fats), such as cholesterol and triglycerides. One type of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, means you have too much non-HDL cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol in your blood.

What is I10 diagnosis?

ICD-Code I10 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Essential (Primary) Hypertension.

Is hyperlipidemia the same as dyslipidemia?

Hyperlipidemia, also known as dyslipidemia or high cholesterol, means you have too many lipids (fats) in your blood. Your liver creates cholesterol to help you digest food and make things like hormones.

The ICD code E790 is used to code Hyperuricemia

Hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood. In the pH conditions of body fluid, uric acid exists largely as urate, the ion form.

Coding Notes for E79.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E79.0 - Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease'

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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code E79.0 and a single ICD9 code, 790.6 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.