E70.5

The ICD-10-CM code for disorders of tryptophan metabolism is E70.5. The full clinical description is "Disorders of tryptophan metabolism". E70.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code E70.5 represents “Disorders of tryptophan metabolism”. It is classified under Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Yes, E70.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

E70.5 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

E70.5 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 3 more.

E70.5 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 124241002, 124212006, 124289006, 124208000, 124216009, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

E70.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0041254. 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 tryptophan 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.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for E70.5 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.