E79

The ICD-10-CM code for disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism is E79. The full clinical description is "Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism". E79 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code E79 represents “Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism”. It is classified under Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, E79 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under E79.

E79 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

E79 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74); androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-); congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0); and 14 more.

E79 has 5 child codes, including: E79.0 (Hyperuricemia w/o signs of inflam arthrit and tophaceous dis), E79.1 (Lesch-Nyhan syndrome), E79.2 (Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency), E79.8 (Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism), and 1 more.

E79 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0034139. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

E79 maps to the ICD-11 code: 5C55.Z (Inborn errors of purine, pyrimidine or nucleotide metabolism, unspecified).