E79.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism. It is a four-character subcategory of E79 (Disorders of purine and pyrimidine 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 E79.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Hereditary xanthinuria
E79.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
E79.8Andra specificerade rubbningar i purin- och pyrimidinomsättningen
E79.8Annen spesifisert forstyrrelse i metabolismen av purin eller pyrimidin
DE798Anden forstyrrelse i purin- eller pyrimidinomsætningen
- DE798AArvelig xantinuri
- DE798BUratsten med hyperurikæmi
- DE798CUratsten uden hyperurikæmi
E79.8Muu puriini- ja pyrimidiiniaineenvaihdunnan häiriö
E79.8Sonstige Störungen des Purin- und Pyrimidinstoffwechsels
E79.8Autres anomalies du métabolisme de la purine et de la pyrimidine
E79.8overige gespecificeerde stoornissen van purine- en pyrimidinemetabolisme
Listed through more specific codes:
- E79.81Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome
- E79.82Hereditary xanthinuria
- E79.89Other specified disorders of purine and pyrimidine 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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