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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 272.4
Other and unspecified hyperlipidemia
  • Short description: HYPERLIPIDEMIA NEC/NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 272.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 272.4 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 272.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 272.4: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 272.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E78.4 Other hyperlipidemia
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E78.5 Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Alpha/beta lipoproteinemia
  • Chemically induced hyperlipidemia
  • Complex dyslipidemia
  • Diabetes type 1 with dyslipidemia
  • Diabetes type 1 with hyperlipidemia
  • Diabetes type 2 low HDL and high triglyceride
  • Diabetes type 2 with dyslipidemia
  • Diabetes type 2 with hyperlipidemia
  • Diabetic dyslipidemia associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (disorder)
  • Disorder of lipoprotein storage and metabolism
  • DM 1 w diabetic dyslipidemia
  • DM 1 w diabetic hyperlipidemia
  • DM 2 W diabetic dyslipidemia
  • DM 2 w diabetic hyperlipidemia
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Dyslipidemia (high blood cholesterol/triglycerides
  • Dyslipidemia (high blood cholesterol/triglycerides)
  • Dyslipidemia associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Dyslipidemia due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Dyslipidemia with high density lipoprotein below reference range and triglyceride above reference range due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Dyslipidemia, complex
  • Elevated fasting lipid profile
  • Elevated lipid profile fasting
  • Familial combined hyperlipidemia
  • Familial multiple lipoprotein-type hyperlipidemia
  • Hyperalphalipoproteinemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hyperlipidemia (high blood fats)
  • Hyperlipidemia due to steroid
  • Hyperlipidemia due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Hyperlipidemia due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Hyperlipidemia with lipid deposition in skin
  • Hyperlipidemia, familial combined
  • Hyperlipidemia, long term steroid use
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia
  • Posttransplant hyperlipidemia
  • Primary "polygenic" type Iib combined hyperlipidemia
  • Primary combined hyperlipidemia
  • Primary genetic hyperlipidemia
  • Secondary combined hyperlipidemia
  • Secondary hyperlipidemia
  • Steroid induced hyperlipidemia
Applies To
  • Alpha-lipoproteinemia
  • Combined hyperlipidemia
  • Hyperlipidemia NOS
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 272.4:
  • Alpha-lipoproteinemia 272.4
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Sweeley-Klionsky 272.4
  • Dyslipidemia 272.4
  • Hyperlipemia (see also Hyperlipidemia) 272.4
  • Hyperlipidemia 272.4
    • carbohydrate-induced 272.1
    • combined 272.4
    • specified type NEC 272.4
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia (acquired) (essential) (familial) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) 272.4
    • low-density-lipoid-type (LDL) 272.0
    • very-low-density-lipoid-type [VLDL] 272.1
  • Lipemia (see also Hyperlipidemia) 272.4
  • Lipoidemia (see also Hyperlipidemia) 272.4
  • Lipoproteinemia (alpha) 272.4
  • Piarhemia, piarrhemia (see also Hyperlipemia) 272.4
  • Xanthoma(s), xanthomatosis 272.2
    • hyperlipemic 272.4
    • hyperlipidemic 272.4
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