icd 9 code for history of hypercholesterolemia

What is the ICD - 9 code for high cholesterol?

• Cholesteremia 272.0
• Cholesterol elevated (high) 272.0 with elevated (high) triglycerides 272.2
• Cholesterolemia 272.0 essential 272.0 familial 272.0 hereditary 272.0
• Elevation cholesterol 272.0 with high triglycerides 272.2

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What is the ICD 9 code for uncontrolled hypertension?

• I50.1, Left ventricular failure,
• I50.2, Systolic (congestive) heart failure,
• I50.3, Diastolic (congestive) heart failure,
• I50.4, Combined systolic and diastolic heart failure,
• I50.9, Heart failure, unspecified.

What is the ICD - 9 code for primary hypothyroidism?

Unspecified acquired hypothyroidism. 2015. Billable Thru Sept 30/2015. Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015. ICD-9-CM 244.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 244.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.

What is ICD - 9 code for atherosclerotic disease?

• due to calcified coronary lesion (severely) 414.4 lipid rich plaque 414.3
• graft - see Arteriosclerosis, bypass graft
• native artery 414.01 of transplanted heart 414.06

What is the ICD-9 code for hypercholesterolemia?

5 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 272.4.

What is the ICD-10 code for history of hypercholesterolemia?

Z83.42Z83. 42 - Family history of familial hypercholesterolemia. ICD-10-CM. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics; 2018.

What is the ICD-10 code for family history of hypercholesterolemia?

Z83.42E78. 01: Familial hypercholesterolemia. Z83. 42: Family history of familial hypercholesterolemia.

What is the ICD-10 code for pure hypercholesterolemia?

ICD-10 code E78. 00 for Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .

Is Hyperlipidaemia the same as hypercholesterolaemia?

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 does the word hypercholesterolemia mean?

Hypercholesterolemia is a word for high levels of cholesterol in the blood. Some people have an inherited syndrome, which causes very high levels of cholesterol. Untreated high cholesterol raises the risk of heart disease and cardiovascular problems.

What is familial hypercholesterolemia?

People with FH have increased blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, sometimes called “bad cholesterol.” Having too much LDL cholesterol in your blood increases your risk for developing coronary artery disease or having a heart attack.

What is heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia?

Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by markedly elevated plasma concentrations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDL-C), typically well above the 95th percentile for age and sex.

What is familial dyslipidemia?

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder that is passed down through families. It causes LDL (bad) cholesterol level to be very high. The condition begins at birth and can cause heart attacks at an early age.

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272.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of pure hypercholesterolemia. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Convert 272.0 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 272.0 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can combine with other substances in the blood and stick to the walls of your arteries. This is called plaque. Plaque can narrow your arteries or even block them.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

What is a familial hypercholesterolemia?

Clinical Information. A group of familial disorders characterized by elevated circulating cholesterol contained in either low-density lipoproteins alone or also in very-low-density lipoproteins (pre-beta lipoproteins).

What is the name of the disease that is caused by mutations in the low density lipoprotein receptor gene?

Characterized by increased plasma concentration of cholesterol carried in low density lipoproteins (ldl) and by a deficiency in a cell surface receptor which regulates ldl degradation and cholesterol synthesis. Hypercholesterolemia that is caused by mutation in the low density lipoprotein receptor gene.