ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00-E89
E79 Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- Ataxia-telangiectasia (Q87.19)
- Bloom's syndrome (Q82.8)
- Cockayne's syndrome (Q87.19)
- calculus of kidney (N20.0)
- combined immunodeficiency disorders (D81.-)
- Fanconi's anemia (D61.09)
- gout (M1A.-, M10.-)
- orotaciduric anemia (D53.0)
- progeria (E34.8)
- Werner's syndrome (E34.8)
- xeroderma pigmentosum (Q82.1)
Subcodes
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| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| E79..0 | Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease | Yes |
| E79..1 | Lesch-Nyhan syndrome | Yes |
| E79..2 | Myoadenylate deaminase deficiency | Yes |
| E79..8 | Other disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism | No |
| E79..81 | Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome | Yes |
| E79..82 | Hereditary xanthinuria | Yes |
| E79..89 | Other specified disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism | Yes |
| E79..9 | Disorder of purine and pyrimidine metabolism, unspecified | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026