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E79 Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

ICD-10-CM category E79 sits in Chapter 4 (Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, E00-E89). It contains 7 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Subcategories

E79.8 Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism

Billable codes in E79

CodeDescription
E79.0Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease
E79.1Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
E79.2Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency
E79.81Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome
E79.82Hereditary xanthinuria
E79.89Other specified disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
E79.9Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified

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