E72.1 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism. It is a four-character subcategory of E72 (Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block E70–E90 (Metabolic disorders) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- IV · E00–E90
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What E72.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Cystathioninuria
- Homocystinuria
- Methioninaemia
- Sulfite oxidase deficiency
What E72.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- transcobalamin II deficiency D51.2
E72.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
E72.1Forstyrrelse i metabolismen av svovelholdige aminosyre
DE721Forstyrrelse i omsætningen af svovlholdige aminosyrer
- DE721ACystationinuri
- DE721BHomocystinuri
- DE721CMetioninæmi
- DE721DSulfitoxidasemangel
- DE721EMethylentetrahydrofolat reduktase defekt
E72.1Rikkipitoisten aminohappojen aineenvaihdunnan häiriöt
E72.1Störungen des Stoffwechsels schwefelhaltiger Aminosäuren
E72.1Anomalies du métabolisme des acides aminés soufrés
E72.1stofwisselingsstoornissen van zwavelhoudende aminozuren
Listed through more specific codes:
- E72.10Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
- E72.11Homocystinuria
- E72.12Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
- E72.19Other disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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