E74.1
Header — not billableDisorders of fructose metabolism
The ICD-10 code for disorders of fructose metabolism is E74.1.
E74.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
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).
- muscle phosphofructokinase deficiency (E74.09)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •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
- E74.0Glycogen storage diseasenon-billable header
- E74.2Disorders of galactose metabolismnon-billable header
- E74.3Other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorptionnon-billable header
- E74.4Disorders of pyruvate metabolism and gluconeogenesis
- E74.8Other specified disorders of carbohydrate metabolismnon-billable header
- E74.9Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, unspecified
- E74.1Disorders of fructose metabolismnon-billable header