ICD-10. ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.
Hyperlipidemia, unspecified E78. 5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM E78.
Encounter for screening for cardiovascular disorders
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E78.4. Other hyperlipidemia. Diabetes type 1 with hyperlipidemia; Familial combined hyperlipidemia; Familial hyperalphalipoproteinemia; Hyperalphalipoproteinemia, familial; Hyperlipidemia due to type 1 diabetes mellitus; Hyperlipidemia, familial combined. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E78.4.
E78: Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidaemias.
You wouldn't code them together. Cholesterol is a type of lipid. If the provider diagnosed pure hypercholesterolemia, you would code that. It is more specific than hyperlipidemia, unspecified.
The correct code for the elevated lipids would be 272.8 or 272.9.
Is hyperlipidemia the same as high cholesterol? Yes, hyperlipidemia is another name for high cholesterol, and so is hypercholesterolemia.
Hyperlipidemia is above normal lipid (fat) levels in the blood, which include several types of lipids, including triglycerides. Hypercholesterolemia is above normal levels of LDL or total cholesterol in your blood. It doesn't include triglycerides.
In addition, codes V81. 0, V81. 1 and V81. 2 are appropriately added to the list of covered diagnosis codes for lipid tests 80061, 82465, 83718 and 84478 under the cardiovascular screening benefit (section 1861(xx)).
The medical community recognizes lipid testing as appropriate for evaluating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Conditions in which lipid testing may be indicated include: Assessment of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Evaluation of primary dyslipidemia.
E78.5E78. 5 is still the appropriate dx is dyslipidemia NOS or hyperlipidemia NOS is what the MD diagnosis.
Mixed hyperlipidemia, also called familial combined hyperlipidemia, is a condition that causes elevated levels of fats in the blood, such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and triglycerides. Mixed hyperlipidemia can be passed down through families.
Familial combined hyperlipidemia is a disorder that is passed down through families. It causes high cholesterol and high blood triglycerides.
Familial combined hyperlipidemia (or mixed hyperlipidemia) is a genetic disorder that passes from one family member to another through their genes. If you have this disease, it means you have higher-than-usual levels of: cholesterol. triglycerides. other lipids in your blood.
Familial combined hyperlipidemia is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by patients and their first-degree relatives who may have either isolated triglyceride or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol elevations or both.
Hyperlipidemia refers to increase in any type of lipid (fat) in blood. We use common name “high cholesterol” instead of saying hyperlipidemia. Though not in detail, it is important to understand the basics of lipids to code to the highest specificity. There are two types of lipids: Triglycerides. Cholesterol.
Altogether when body gets extra cholesterol, it gets stored in blood vessels. LDL cholesterol –These are called “bad cholesterol” because it gets stored in blood vessels. HDL cholesterol – These are called “good cholesterol” because it transports part of LDL from blood to liver and it will be expelled from the body.