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E72.8 - Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism is listed as E72.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E72.8
Description: Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism
  • Disorders of beta-amino-acid metabolism
  • Disorders of gamma-glutamyl cycle
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
642 - Inborn And Other Disorders Of Metabolism
Chapter Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
Block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
Parent E72 - Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 270.7 - Other disturbances of straight-chain amino-acid metabolism (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 270.8 - Other specified disorders of amino-acid metabolism (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E72.8:
E72.0 - Disorders of amino-acid transport
E72.1 - Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
E72.2 - Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
E72.3 - Disorders of lysine and hydroxylysine metabolism
E72.4 - Disorders of ornithine metabolism
E72.5 - Disorders of glycine metabolism
E72.9 - Disorder of amino-acid metabolism, unspecified