ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

E72.23 Citrullinemia

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About E72.23

Code
E72.23
Billable
Yes
Short description
Citrullinemia
Category
E72 Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
Block
E70-E88 Metabolic disorders
Chapter
4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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Coding notes for E72.23

No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.

Also applies, from E72.2 Disorders of urea cycle metabolism

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • disorders of ornithine metabolism (E72.4)

Also applies, from E72 Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • disorders of:
  • aromatic amino-acid metabolism (E70.-)
  • branched-chain amino-acid metabolism (E71.0-E71.2)
  • fatty-acid metabolism (E71.3)
  • purine and pyrimidine metabolism (E79.-)
  • gout (M1A.-, M10.-)
Block E70-E88 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)
  • hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-)
  • Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-)
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
Chapter 4 notes (apply to every code in it)

Note

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

Related codes in E72.2

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ICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.