272.3 is a billable ICD-9-CM medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
Diagnosis Definition(s)
rare familial condition characterized by massive chylomicronemia and decreased levels of other lipoproteins; due to deficiency of lipoprotein lipase, an alkaline triglyceride hydrolase which catalyzes an important step in the extrahepatic removal of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins from the blood.
Also applicable to/known as
Bürger-Grütz syndrome
Fredrickson type I or V hyperlipoproteinemia
Hyperlipidemia, Group D
Mixed hyperglyceridemia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 272.3
Bürger-Grütz disease or syndrome (essential familial hyperlipemia) 272.3
2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 272.3
272.3
