E80.5 — Crigler-Najjar syndrome
E80.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for crigler-najjar syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with E80.5
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at E80.5. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading E80.5 alone.
- P57.8Other specified kernicterus
Risk adjustment
E80.5 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How E80.5 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E80.5.
- Crigler-Najjar disease or syndrome
- Deficiency, deficient›glucuronyl transferase
- Jaundice›familial nonhemolytic›Crigler-Najjar
- Jaundice›newborn›due to or associated with›Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E80. If E80.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about E80.5
- Is E80.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E80.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E80.5 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).