E78.79
Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
E78code
Excludes1
- sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)E75.0-E75.3
E70-E88block
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 1
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.E05.8E07.0E16-E31E34.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 3 same parent — E78.7
Medications 5
152 Calcium Metabolism Disorders drugs 41 Bipolar and Related Disorders drugs 10 Feeding and Eating Disorders drugs 65 Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders drugs 33 Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors 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.
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