ICD-10 diagnosis code
E78 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidaemias
E78 is the ICD-10 code for Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidaemias. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block E70–E90 (Metabolic disorders) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- IV · E00–E90
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What E78 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- sphingolipidosis E75.0-E75.3
Subcodes of E78
E78 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
E78Rubbning i omsättningen av lipoprotein och andra lipidemier
DE78Forstyrrelser i lipoproteinomsætningen og andre lipidæmier
E78Lipoproteiiniaineenvaihdunnan häiriöt ja muut lipidemiat
E78Störungen des Lipoproteinstoffwechsels und sonstige Lipidämien
E78Anomalies du métabolisme des lipoprotéines et autres lipidémies
E78stofwisselingsstoornissen van lipoproteïnen en overige lipidemieën
Listed through more specific codes:
- E78.70Disorder of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism, unspecified
- E78.71Barth syndrome
- E78.72Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
- E78.79Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol 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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