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Patient-centered recommendations for people needing additional cholesterol reduction
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The new ICD-10 Codes were released by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Two new specific codes for FH have been approved:
- E78.01: Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Z83.42: Family history of familial hypercholesterolemia
The National Lipid Association (NLA) in collaboration with the FH Foundation submitted a proposal to the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee to create new, specific ICD-10 codes for FH in January 2014.