E72.20

Disorder of urea cycle metabolism, unspecified

Billable

Code Hierarchy

E72E72.2E72.20

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Hyperammonemia

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with E72.20

  • hyperammonemia-hyperornithinemia-homocitrullinemia syndrome E72.4
  • P74.6 - transient hyperammonemia of newborn (P74.6)

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