Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E75.28

Canavan disease

ICD-10-CM Code:
E75.28
ICD-10 Code for:
Canavan disease
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

Code Classification

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
    (E00–E89)
    • Metabolic disorders
      (E70-E88)
      • Disorders of sphingolipid metabolism and other lipid storage disorders
        (E75)

E75.28 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of canavan disease. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Clinical Information

  • Canavan Disease

    a rare neurodegenerative condition of infancy or childhood characterized by white matter vacuolization and demeylination that gives rise to a spongy appearance. aspartoacylase deficiency leads to an accumulation of n-acetylaspartate in astrocytes. inheritance may be autosomal recessive or the illness may occur sporadically. this illness occurs more frequently in individuals of ashkenazic jewish descent. the neonatal form features the onset of hypotonia and lethargy at birth, rapidly progressing to coma and death. the infantile form features developmental delay, dyskinesias, hypotonia, spasticity, blindness, and megalencephaly. the juvenile form is characterized by ataxia; optic atrophy; and dementia. (from adams et al., principles of neurology, 6th ed, p944; am j med genet 1988 feb;29(2):463-71)

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

E75.28 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Replacement Code

E7528 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • E75.29 - Other sphingolipidosis

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024