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E79.1 - Lesch-Nyhan syndrome


The ICD 10 Code for Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is listed as E79.1.
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: E79.1
Description: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
  • HGPRT deficiency
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 E79 - Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 277.2 - Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E79.1:
E79.0 - Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease
E79.2 - Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
E79.8 - Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.9 - Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified