Z83.43

Family history of other disorder of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

Non-billable header

Z83.43 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from Z83)

  • Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
  • Note: (a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • Note: (b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

Excludes2

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

  • contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-) (from Z83)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09) (from Z83)

Parent code

  • Z83.4Family history of other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesHeader

More specific codes Z83.43

  • Z83.430Family history of elevated lipoprotein(a)Billable
  • Z83.438Family history of other disorder of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemiaBillable

Related codes

  • Z83.41Family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia [MEN] syndromeBillable
  • Z83.42Family history of familial hypercholesterolemiaBillable
  • Z83.49Family history of other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesBillable

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