E74.3
Header — not billableOther disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorption
The ICD-10 code for other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorption is E74.3.
E74.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- lactose intolerance (E73.-)
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.
- •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
- E74.1Disorders of fructose metabolismnon-billable header
- E74.2Disorders of galactose metabolismnon-billable header
- E74.4Disorders of pyruvate metabolism and gluconeogenesis
- E74.8Other specified disorders of carbohydrate metabolismnon-billable header
- E74.9Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, unspecified
- E74.3Other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorptionnon-billable header