E72.540 is the authoritative medical code for Dietary hyperoxaluria. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for dietary hyperoxaluria (ICD-10-CM E72.540), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Dietary hyperoxaluria is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code E72.540. Excludes1 (not coded here): primary hyperoxaluria E72.53-; disorders of:; aromatic amino-acid metabolism E70.-; branched-chain amino-acid metabolism E71.0-E71.2; fatty-acid metabolism E71.3; purine and pyrimidine metabolism E79.-; gout (M1A.-, M10.-); androgen insensitivity syndrome E34.5-; congenital adrenal hyperplasia E25.0; hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders D55.-; Marfan syndrome Q87.4-; 5-alpha-reductase deficiency E29.1. Excludes2 (not included here): Ehlers-Danlos syndromes Q79.6-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for E72.540 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- primary hyperoxaluria E72.53-
- disorders of:
- aromatic amino-acid metabolism E70.-
- branched-chain amino-acid metabolism E71.0-E71.2
- fatty-acid metabolism E71.3
- purine and pyrimidine metabolism E79.-
- gout (M1A.-, M10.-)
- androgen insensitivity syndrome E34.5-
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia E25.0
- hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders D55.-
- Marfan syndrome Q87.4-
- 5-alpha-reductase deficiency E29.1
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes Q79.6-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with E72.540?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, E72.540 must not be reported together with: primary hyperoxaluria (E72.53-); disorders of:; aromatic amino-acid metabolism (E70.-); branched-chain amino-acid metabolism (E71.0-E71.2).
Can E72.540 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, E72.540 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to E72.540 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- E72 — Other disorders of amino-acid metabolism
- E72.0 — Disorders of amino-acid transport
- E72.00 — Disorders of amino-acid transport, unspecified
- E72.01 — Cystinuria
- E72.02 — Hartnup's disease
- E72.03 — Lowe's syndrome
- E72.04 — Cystinosis
- E72.09 — Other disorders of amino-acid transport
- E72.1 — Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism
- E72.10 — Disorders of sulfur-bearing amino-acid metabolism, unspecified
View all 38 codes in the E72 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Disorder (of), glycine metabolism, hyperoxaluria, dietary