E72.20

Billable

Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified

Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

E70-E88

Parent Code

E72.2

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Hyperammonemia

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(4)
E72.21

Argininemia

BillableE72.22

Arginosuccinic aciduria

BillableE72.23

Citrullinemia

BillableE72.29

Other disorders of urea cycle metabolism

Billable
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(97)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Hyperlysinuria with hyperammonaemia
  • Carbonic anhydrase VA deficiency
  • Diazoxide-sensitive diffuse hyperinsulinism
  • Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
  • Disorder of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism
  • Hyperammonemia
  • Glutamate dehydrogenase 1 related hyperinsulinism and hyperammonaemia syndrome
  • Urea cycle disorder
  • Periodic hyperlysinaemia with hyperammonaemia
  • Disorder of liver co-occurrent and due to disorder of urea cycle
  • Lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism disorder
  • GLUD1 related hyperinsulinism and hyperammonaemia syndrome
  • disorder of the urea cycle metabolism
  • Hyperammonemic encephalopathy
  • Saccharopine dehydrogenase deficiency
  • hyperammonaemia
  • Glutamate dehydrogenase 1 related hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia syndrome
  • Carbonic anhydrase 5A related hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to carbonic anhydrase VA deficiency
  • Hyperlysinaemia
  • Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia, diazoxide-sensitive diffuse form
  • Periodic hyperlysinemia with hyperammonemia
  • Hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to carbonic anhydrase VA deficiency
  • Urea Cycle Disorders, Inborn
  • Hyperinsulinism and hyperammonaemia syndrome
  • CA-VA (carbonic anhydrase VA) deficiency
  • Hyperlysinemia
  • Disorder of the urea cycle metabolism (disorder)
  • GLUD1 related hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia syndrome
  • CA5A related hyperammonemic encephalopathy due to carbonic anhydrase VA deficiency
  • Disorder of liver due to disorder of amino acid metabolism
  • Alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde deficiency
  • Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, diazoxide-sensitive diffuse form
  • Urea Cycle Disorders
  • Urea Cycle Metabolism Disorder
  • cycle disorders urea
  • Disorder of urea cycle
  • Hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia syndrome
  • Hyperlysinuria with hyperammonemia
  • Disorder, Urea Cycle
  • of urea cycle disorder
  • Inborn Urea Cycle Disorder
  • Disorders, Urea Cycle
  • Hyperammonemia (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified is E72.20. The full clinical description is "Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified". E72.20 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code E72.20 mean?

ICD-10-CM code E72.20 represents “Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is E72.20 a billable code?

Yes, E72.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is E72.20 in?

E72.20 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

What codes cannot be used with E72.20?

E72.20 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 12 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does E72.20 map to?

E72.20 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 58558003, 764456001, 1363361006, 737203001, 762278005, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for E72.20?

E72.20 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0154246, C0220994. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does E72.20 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified 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.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of E72.20?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for E72.20 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.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.