E78.2
Billable codeMixed hyperlipidemia
The ICD-10 code for mixed hyperlipidemia is E78.2.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Broad- or floating-betalipoproteinemia
- Combined hyperlipidemia NOS
- Elevated cholesterol with elevated triglycerides NEC
- Fredrickson's hyperlipoproteinemia, type IIb or III
- Hyperbetalipoproteinemia with prebetalipoproteinemia
- Hypercholesteremia with endogenous hyperglyceridemia
- Hyperlipidemia, group C
- Tubo-eruptive xanthoma
- Xanthoma tuberosum
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E78.0Pure hypercholesterolemianon-billable header
- E78.1Pure hyperglyceridemia
- E78.3Hyperchylomicronemia
- E78.4Other hyperlipidemianon-billable header
- E78.5Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
- E78.6Lipoprotein deficiency
- E78.7Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolismnon-billable header
- E78.8Other disorders of lipoprotein metabolismnon-billable header
- E78.9Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified
- E78.2Mixed hyperlipidemia
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2722
Associated MS-DRGs
E78.2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.