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E72.538

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Other specified primary hyperoxaluria

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Other specified forms of primary hyperoxaluria, a genetic disorder causing excessive oxalate production, excluding the more common type 1 variant.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the specific type of primary hyperoxaluria is documented but does not fit type 1
  • •Document the specific type identified (such as type 2 or type 3) in the medical record

Code Hierarchy

└E72Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism└E72.5Disorders of glycine metabolism└E72.53Primary hyperoxaluria└E72.538Other specified primary hyperoxaluria
└E72.538Other specified primary hyperoxaluria

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