E70
Non-Billable
ChapterE00–E89
Rankcategory
Description
Disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolism
About ICD-10-CM code E70
E70 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolism. It sits in E00-E89 Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, within Metabolic disorders (E70-E88). E70 is not billable on its own, coders must choose one of its more specific child codes instead.
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E70.0Classical phenylketonuriaE70.1Other hyperphenylalaninemiasE70.2Disorders of tyrosine metabolismhas subcodesE70.3Albinismhas subcodesE70.4Disorders of histidine metabolismhas subcodesE70.5Disorders of tryptophan metabolismE70.8Other disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolismhas subcodesE70.9Disorder of aromatic amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89).
CH4 Parent Instructions
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
E70-E88 Parent Instructions
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
Clinical Hierarchy
BillableHas subcodes
Applicable Ancestor Context
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MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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