2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 272.3
Hyperchylomicronemia
- 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.
- ICD-9-CM 272.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 272.3: 2012 2013.
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Convert 272.3 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 272.3:
Bürger-Grütz (essential familial hyperlipemia) 
exogenous 
