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ICD-10 diagnosis code

E72.2 Disorders of urea cycle metabolism

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E72.2 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of urea cycle 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 E72.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Argininaemia
  • Argininosuccinic aciduria
  • Citrullinaemia
  • Hyperammonaemia

What E72.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • disorders of ornithine metabolism E72.4

E72.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

E72.2Rubbningar i urinämnesomsättningen

  • E72.2AArgininemi
  • E72.2BArginobärnstenssyruri
  • E72.2CCitrullinemi
  • E72.2DHyperammonemi
  • E72.2WAndra urinämnesomsättningsrubbningar
NorwayICD-10-NO

E72.2Forstyrrelse i ureasyklus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE722Forstyrrelse i urinstofcyklus

  • DE722AArgininæmi
  • DE722BArginosuccinaciduri
  • DE722CCitrullinæmi
  • DE722DHyperammonæmi
FinlandICD-10-FI

E72.2Virtsa-ainekierron häiriöt

GermanyICD-10-GM

E72.2Störungen des Harnstoffzyklus

FranceICD-10-FR

E72.2Anomalies du cycle de l'uréogenèse

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E72.2stofwisselingsstoornissen van ureumcyclus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • E72.20Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
  • E72.21Argininemia
  • E72.22Arginosuccinic aciduria
  • E72.23Citrullinemia
  • E72.29Other disorders of urea cycle 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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