E78.2 - Mixed Hyperlipidemia: Used when cholesterol and triglycerides are high. E78.4 - Other Hyperlipidemia: Used for other high blood fat conditions. E78.5 - Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified: Used when the specific hyperlipidemia type is unknown or documented.Click...
This code is used for conditions where only cholesterol levels are elevated. E78.1: Pure Hyperglyceridemia This code is used when only triglycerides are elevated in the blood. E78.2: Mixed Hyperlipidemia This code is used when both cholesterol and triglycerides are elevated. ...
Some test names may not be fully descriptive: I’ve seen the test for serum triglycerides documented only as “TRIGS,” with no other description anywhere else in the record. Such an abbreviation is hard to interpret in isolation: few users searching for “triglycerides” would be able to ...