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Compare/E75.3 vs E78

E75.3 vs E78

E75.3 (Sphingolipidosis, unspecified) compared with E78 (Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. E78 carries an Excludes1 note covering E75.3: “sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

E75.3Sphingolipidosis, unspecifiedE78Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: E78.00, E78.010, E78.011, E78.019, E78.1

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)E00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)
DefinitionSphingolipidosis, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E75.3).Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E78).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources