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E79.0

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Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease

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

What This Code Means

A condition characterized by elevated uric acid levels in the blood without causing joint inflammation or gout deposits.

Coding Tips

  • •Verify that the patient does not have inflammatory arthritis or tophi before assigning this code
  • •This is an asymptomatic finding that may require monitoring but not acute treatment

Code Hierarchy

└E79Disorders of purine and pyrimidine metabolism└E79.0Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease
└E79.0Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease

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