E72.3
Billable codeDisorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism
The ICD-10 code for disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism is E72.3.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Glutaric aciduria NOS
- Glutaric aciduria (type I)
- Hydroxylysinemia
- Hyperlysinemia
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E72.0Disorders of amino-acid transportnon-billable header
- E72.1Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolismnon-billable header
- E72.2Disorders of urea cycle metabolismnon-billable header
- E72.4Disorders of ornithine metabolism
- E72.5Disorders of glycine metabolismnon-billable header
- E72.8Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolismnon-billable header
- E72.9Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
- E72.3Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2707Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
E72.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.