E70.29

Other disorders of tyrosine metabolism

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 8 never code together

E70.2code

Excludes1

transitory tyrosinemia of newborn (P74.5)P74.5

E70-E88block

Excludes1

androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)E34.5-
congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)E25.0
hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-)D55.-
Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-)Q87.4-
5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1)E29.1

Excludes2

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)Q79.6-

E00-E89chapter

Excludes1

transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)P70-P74

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3

E70.29code

Inclusion terms

Alkaptonuria
Ochronosis

E00-E89chapter

Notes

All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.E05.8 E07.0 E16-E31 E34.-

Index entries leading here 10

Alcaptonuria E70.29
Alkaptonuria E70.29
Disorder (of) — see also Disease
- metabolism NOS E88.9
  - amino-acid E72.9
    - aromatic E70.9
      - tyrosine E70.20
        
        other specified E70.29
Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) M19.90
- in (due to)
  - ochronosis E70.29
- ochronotic E70.29
Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- connective tissue, systemic (diffuse) M35.9
  - in (due to)
    - ochronosis E70.29
Deficiency, deficient
- homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase E70.29
Osteoarthrosis (degenerative) (hypertrophic) (joint) — see also Osteoarthritis
- deformans alkaptonurica E70.29
Homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase deficiency E70.29
Ochronosis (endogenous) E70.29
Tyrosinuria E70.29

Alongside this code 2 same parent — E70.2

E70.20 Disorder of tyrosine metabolism, unspecified E70.21 Tyrosinemia

Medications 1

152 Calcium Metabolism Disorders drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references

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Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC23 ESRD21HCC23 ESRD24HCC23 RX08HCC43

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: E70.2
Block: E70-E88
Siblings: 2

Present FY2024–FY2027.