E72.1 — Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
Is E72.1 billable?
No — E72.1 is a non-billable header code. E72.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath E72.1.
E72.1 at a glance
| Code | E72.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with E72.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4
The conditions below can never be reported together with E72.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E70-E88
The conditions below can never be reported together with E72.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E72
The conditions below can never be reported together with E72.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from E70-E88
The conditions below are not part of E72.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, E72.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
What codes fall under E72.1? (4)
How long has E72.1 existed?
E72.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with E72.1?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with E72.1 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
What other codes are in the E72 family? (7)
- E72.0Disorders of amino-acid transportnot billable
- E72.2Disorders of urea cycle metabolismnot billable
- E72.3Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism
- E72.4Disorders of ornithine metabolism
- E72.5Disorders of glycine metabolismnot billable
- E72.8Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolismnot billable
- E72.9Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified