What ICD-10 codes are used for hyperlipidemia?
Hyperlipidemia, the medical term for high levels of fats in the blood, has several associated ICD-10-CM codes depending on the specific type and its origin. Here are some commonly used hyperlipidemia ICD codes:
- Z13.220 - Encounter for screening for lipoid disorders: This is meant to be used for patient visits where they undergo screening for lipoid disorders like hyperlipidemia.
- Z83.438 - Family history of other disorder of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemia: This is meant to be used if the patient is confirmed to have a family history of lipoid issues like hyperlipidemia.
- E78.5 - Hyperlipidemia, unspecified: This is used when a patient is confirmed to have hyperlipidemia, but the specific kind is unspecified.
- E78.00 - Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified: This is used when it's confirmed that the patient has abnormally high blood cholesterol, but the kind of pure hypercholesterolemia is unspecified.
- E78.01 - Familial hypercholesterolemia: This is used if the patient is confirmed to have familial hypercholesterolemia.
- E78.1 - Pure hyperglyceridemia: This is used if the patient is confirmed to have pure hyperglyceridemia, meaning they have abnormally high blood triglyceride levels.
- E78.2 - Mixed hyperlipidemia: This is used when a patient is confirmed to have a mixed type of hyperlipidemia where they have mixed abnormal lipid levels, specifically abnormally high cholesterol and triglycerides.
- E78.49 - Other hyperlipidemia: This is used when a patient is confirmed to have a type of hyperlipidemia that doesn't have a specific ICD-10 code.