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272.9 - Unspecified Disorder Of Lipoid Metabolism


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified disorder of lipoid metabolism is listed as 272.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 272.9
Long Description: Unspecified disorder of lipoid metabolism
Short Description: Lipoid metabol dis NOS
Chapter: Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders
Block: Other Metabolic Disorders And Immunity Disorders (270-279)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: E78.9 - Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 272.9:
272.0 - Pure hypercholesterolemia
272.1 - Pure hyperglyceridemia
272.2 - Mixed hyperlipidemia
272.3 - Hyperchylomicronemia
272.4 - Other and unspecified hyperlipidemia
272.5 - Lipoprotein deficiencies
272.6 - Lipodystrophy
272.7 - Lipidoses
272.8 - Other disorders of lipoid metabolism