E79Non-billable (header)

Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

Related Codes· Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)

E70Disorders of aromatic amino-acid metabolismE71Disorders of branched-chain amino-acid metabolism and fatty-…

Sub-codes of E79(5)

E79 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

E79.0Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and to…✓ BillableE79.1Lesch-Nyhan syndrome✓ BillableE79.2Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency✓ BillableE79.8Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolismHeaderE79.9Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •Ataxia-telangiectasia (Q87.19)
  • •Bloom's syndrome (Q82.8)
  • •Cockayne's syndrome (Q87.19)
  • •calculus of kidney (N20.0)
  • •combined immunodeficiency disorders (D81.-)
  • •Fanconi's anemia (D61.09)
  • •gout (M1A.-, M10.-)
  • •orotaciduric anemia (D53.0)
  • •progeria (E34.8)
  • •Werner's syndrome (E34.8)
  • •xeroderma pigmentosum (Q82.1)

Code Hierarchy

┌4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)├E70-E88Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)├E79Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
└E79Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

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