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FY2027

E78.7 — Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism

Not billable

Is E78.7 billable?

No — E78.7 is a non-billable header code. E78.7 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 E78.7.

E78.7 at a glance

CodeE78.7
DescriptionDisorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with E78.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • Niemann-Pick disease type C (E75.242)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4

The conditions below can never be reported together with E78.7 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 E78.7 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 E78

The conditions below can never be reported together with E78.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from E70-E88

The conditions below are not part of E78.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, E78.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)

What codes fall under E78.7? (4)

How long has E78.7 existed?

E78.7 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 E78 family? (9)