2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 272.0
Pure hypercholesterolemia
- characterized by increased plasma concentration of cholesterol carried in low density lipoproteins (LDL) and by a deficiency in a cell surface receptor which regulates LDL degradation and cholesterol synthesis.
- ICD-9-CM 272.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 272.0: