- E78.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM E78.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E78.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 E78.6 may differ.
ICD-10-CM E78.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 642 Inborn and other disorders of metabolism
Applicable To
- Abetalipoproteinemia
- Depressed HDL cholesterol
- High-density lipoprotein deficiency
- Hypoalphalipoproteinemia
- Hypobetalipoproteinemia (familial)
- Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
- Tangier disease
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to E78.6:
- lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase > Deficiency, deficient
- lipoprotein (familial) (high density) > Deficiency, deficient
- HDL cholesterol > Depressed
- Tangier > Disease, diseased
- familial lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency > glomerular (in) N05.9
- lipoprotein > Disorder (of)
- deficiency (familial) > lipoprotein E78.6
- depressed HDL cholesterol > Dyslipidemia E78.5
- lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency > in (due to) E85.4