E71.4

Disorders of carnitine metabolism

Non-billable header

E71.4 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from E71)

  • 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 together with this code.

  • Muscle carnitine palmitoyltransferase deficiency (E71.314)
  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74) (from E71)
  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-) (from E71)
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0) (from E71)
  • hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-) (from E71)
  • Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-) (from E71)
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1) (from E71)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-) (from E71)

Parent code

  • E71Disorders of branched-chain amino-acid metabolism and fatty-acid metabolismHeader

More specific codes E71.4

  • E71.40Disorder of carnitine metabolism, unspecifiedBillable
  • E71.41Primary carnitine deficiencyBillable
  • E71.42Carnitine deficiency due to inborn errors of metabolismBillable
  • E71.43Iatrogenic carnitine deficiencyBillable
  • E71.44Other secondary carnitine deficiencyHeader

Related codes

  • E71.0Maple-syrup-urine diseaseBillable
  • E71.1Other disorders of branched-chain amino-acid metabolismHeader
  • E71.2Disorder of branched-chain amino-acid metabolism, unspecifiedBillable
  • E71.3Disorders of fatty-acid metabolismHeader
  • E71.5Peroxisomal disordersHeader

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