E72.20
Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where E72.20 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- E72 Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
- E72.2 Parent Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
- E72.20 This code Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Hyperammonemia
Excludes1
disorders of ornithine metabolism ( E72.4 )
Inherited from E72.2 — Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
Excludes1
hyperammonemia-hyperornithinemia-homocitrullinemia syndrome E72.4
Excludes1
aromatic amino-acid metabolism ( E70 .-)
Inherited from E72 — Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
Excludes1
transient hyperammonemia of newborn ( P74.6 )
Excludes1
branched-chain amino-acid metabolism (E71.0-E71.2)
Inherited from E72 — Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
Excludes1
fatty-acid metabolism ( E71.3 )
Inherited from E72 — Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
Version History
How E72.20 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentDisorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedDisorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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