E72
Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
E72 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other disorders of amino-acid metabolism. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are E72.0 Disorders of amino-acid transport, E72.1 Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism, E72.2 Disorders of urea cycle metabolism, E72.3 Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism and 4 more. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes1 entries and 1 Excludes2 entry.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
This code
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
Inherited from E70–E88 Metabolic disorders
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- 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.
More specific codes under E72 8
- E72.0Disorders of amino-acid transportHeader
- E72.1Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolismHeader
- E72.2Disorders of urea cycle metabolismHeader
- E72.3Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolismBillable
- E72.4Disorders of ornithine metabolismBillable
- E72.5Disorders of glycine metabolismHeader
- E72.8Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolismHeader
- E72.9Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecifiedBillable