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E78.010: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HoFH]

ICD-10-CM code E78.010

New code · FY2026

Billable: use this code on claims.

  • New code, effective October 1, 2025 (FY2026).

Code breakdown

E78.010

  1. E78CategoryDisorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias
  2. 0Character 4Pure hypercholesterolemia
  3. 1Character 5Familial hypercholesterolemia
  4. 0Character 6Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia [HoFH]

Coding notes

Excludes1 (from E78)

  • sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)

Medicare coverage

E78.010 is listed as a covered diagnosis in 19 Medicare billing and coding articles:

  • A54543 Therapeutic Apheresis for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
  • A56289 Billing and Coding: Therapeutic Apheresis for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
  • A56416 Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
  • A56422 Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
  • A56774 Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Angiography (Fluorescein and Indocyanine Green)
  • A56943 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • A57037 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • A57145 Billing and Coding: Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
  • A57183 Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Stress Testing, Including Exercise and/or Pharmacological Stress and Stress Echocardiography
  • A57326 Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

…and 9 more. Check the coverage tool for your CPT code.

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ICD-10-CM codes and descriptions are from the CMS and NCHS code files. Coverage is from the CMS Medicare Coverage Database billing and coding articles.