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FY2027

E72.5 — Disorders of glycine metabolism

Not billable

Is E72.5 billable?

No — E72.5 is a non-billable header code. E72.5 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 11 billable codes beneath E72.5.

E72.5 at a glance

CodeE72.5
DescriptionDisorders of glycine metabolism
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4

The conditions below can never be reported together with E72.5 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 E72.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)
  • hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-)
  • Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-)
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E72

The conditions below can never be reported together with E72.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • disorders of:
  • aromatic amino-acid metabolism (E70.-)
  • branched-chain amino-acid metabolism (E71.0-E71.2)
  • fatty-acid metabolism (E71.3)
  • purine and pyrimidine metabolism (E79.-)
  • gout (M1A.-, M10.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from E70-E88

The conditions below are not part of E72.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, E72.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)

What codes fall under E72.5? (6)

How long has E72.5 existed?

E72.5 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.

What other codes are in the E72 family? (7)