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ICD-10 diagnosis code

E78.0 Pure hypercholesterolaemia

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E78.0 is the ICD-10 code for Pure hypercholesterolaemia. It is a four-character subcategory of E78 (Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidaemias), 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 E78.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia
  • Fredrickson hyperlipoproteinaemia, type IIa
  • Hyperbetalipoproteinaemia
  • Hyperlipidaemia, group A
  • Low-density-lipoprotein-type [LDL] hyperlipoproteinaemia

E78.0 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

E78.0Isolerad hyperkolesterolemi

  • E78.0AFamiljär hyperkolesterolemi
  • E78.0WAnnan specificerad isolerad hyperkolesterolemi
NorwayICD-10-NO

E78.0Ren hyperkolesterolemi

  • E78.01Heterozygot familiær hyperkolesterolem
  • E78.02Homozygot familiær hyperkolesterolemi
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE780Hyperkolesterolæmi

  • DE780AHyperbetalipoproteinæmi
  • DE780BFamiliær hyperkolesterolæmi
  • DE780CHyperlipidæmi gruppe A
  • DE780DFredrickson type IIa-hyperlipoproteinæmi
  • DE780ELow-density-lipoprotein hyperlipoproteinæmi
FinlandICD-10-FI

E78.0Hyperkolesterolemia

  • E78.00Familiaalinen hyperkolesterolemia
  • E78.01Muu hyperkolesterolemia
GermanyICD-10-GM

E78.0Reine Hypercholesterinämie

FranceICD-10-FR

E78.0Hypercholestérolémie essentielle

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E78.0zuivere hypercholesterolemie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • E78.00Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified

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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