E75.6

Approximate Synonyms

• Cerebral degeneration associated with generalized lipidosis

• Cerebral degeneration in lipidoses

• Chemically-induced lipidosis

• Lipidosis, chemically induced

• Lipoidosis

• Retinal dystrophy

• Retinal dystrophy in cerebroretinal lipidosis

Clinical Information

• Conditions characterized by abnormal lipid deposition due to disturbance in lipid metabolism, such as hereditary diseases involving lysosomal enzymes required for lipid breakdown. They are classified either by the enzyme defect or by the type of lipid involved.

• Disturbance of lipid metabolism with abnormal deposit of lipids in the cells.

Details

• E75.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E75.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E75.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 E75.6 may differ.