ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00–E89
E72.5
Disorders of glycine metabolism
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- E72.5
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Category
- E72 — Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM E72.5 is a category (header) for disorders of glycine metabolism. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in E72
- E72Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
- E72.0Disorders of amino-acid transport
- E72.00Disorders of amino-acid transport, unspecified
- E72.01Cystinuria
- E72.02Hartnup's disease
- E72.03Lowe's syndrome
- E72.04Cystinosis
- E72.09Other disorders of amino-acid transport
- E72.1Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
- E72.10Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
- E72.11Homocystinuria
- E72.12Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency
- E72.19Other disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
- E72.2Disorders of urea cycle metabolism
- E72.20Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified
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