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E74.21

Billable

Galactosemia

Galactosemia

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

E70-E88

Parent Code

E74.2

Coding Notes

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(2)
E74.20

Disorders of galactose metabolism, unspecified

BillableE74.29

Other disorders of galactose metabolism

Billable
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(101)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Deficiency of uridine triphosphate-hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
  • Galactosaemia - epimerase deficiency
  • Transferase deficiency galactosaemia
  • Generalized uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • galactosaemia
  • Classical galactosaemia, homozygous Negro-type
  • Galactose intolerance
  • Disorder of galactose metabolism
  • Classical galactosaemia, homozygous Duarte-type
  • Early neonatal jaundice due to galactosaemia
  • Uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • Classical galactosemia, homozygous Duarte-type
  • Deficiency of uridyl transferase
  • Classical galactosemia, heterozygous type
  • Generalised uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • GALM (galactose mutarotase) deficiency
  • UDP (uridine diphosphate) galactose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • Classical galactosemia
  • Uridine diphosphate glucose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • Classical galactosaemia, heterozygous type
  • galactosemias
  • Epimerase deficiency
  • Galactosaemia III
  • Galactosemia III
  • Galactosemia (disorder)
  • Classical galactosaemia
  • Erythrocyte uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • Early neonatal jaundice due to galactosemia
  • Galactose epimerase deficiency
  • Deficiency of UTP-hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
  • Galactosaemia type 4
  • GALT deficiency
  • Deficiency of galactose mutarotase
  • Classical galactosemia, homozygous Negro-type
  • Deficiency of uridine diphosphate-glucose-hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
  • Transferase deficiency galactosemia
  • UDP (uridine diphosphate) glucose-4-epimerase deficiency
  • Deficiency of hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
  • Deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase
  • Deficiency of UDPglucose-hexose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
  • Galactose metabolism disorder
  • UTP-hexose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency
  • Uridine diphosphate galactose-4 epimerase deficiency
  • Galactosemia - epimerase deficiency
  • Galactosemia type 4
  • disorder galactosemia
  • GALE (UDP-galactose-4-epimerase) deficiency
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for galactosemia?

The ICD-10-CM code for galactosemia is E74.21. The full clinical description is "Galactosemia". E74.21 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code E74.21 mean?

ICD-10-CM code E74.21 represents “Galactosemia”. 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 E74.21 a billable code?

Yes, E74.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is E74.21 in?

E74.21 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

What codes cannot be used with E74.21?

E74.21 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 7 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does E74.21 map to?

E74.21 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 124354006, 41326006, 10899004, 61451000, 398664009, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for E74.21?

E74.21 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0016952. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does E74.21 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like galactosemia 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 E74.21?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for E74.21 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.