E78.6
Lipoprotein deficiency
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where E78.6 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- E78 Parent Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
- E78.6 This code Lipoprotein deficiency
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
Abetalipoproteinemia
Inclusion Terms
Depressed HDL cholesterol
Inclusion Terms
High-density lipoprotein deficiency
Inclusion Terms
Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
Inclusion Terms
Hypobetalipoproteinemia (familial)
Inclusion Terms
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
Inclusion Terms
Tangier disease
Excludes1
sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)
Inherited from E78 — Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
Version History
How E78.6 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentLipoprotein deficiency
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedLipoprotein deficiency
Related Codes
Other codes under E78
- E78.0 Pure hypercholesterolemia
- E78.1 Pure hyperglyceridemia Billable
- E78.2 Mixed hyperlipidemia Billable
- E78.3 Hyperchylomicronemia Billable
- E78.4 Other hyperlipidemia
- E78.5 Hyperlipidemia, unspecified Billable
- E78.7 Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
- E78.8 Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolism
- E78.9 Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified Billable
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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