E74.39 Other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorption

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Disorder of intestinal carbohydrate absorption NOS
• Glucose-galactose malabsorption
• Sucrase deficiency

Applies from E74 Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism

Excludes1 (never code together)

• diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)
• hypoglycemia NOS (E16.2)
• increased secretion of glucagon (E16.3)
• mucopolysaccharidosis (E76.0-E76.3)

Applies from E74.3 Other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorption

Excludes2 (not included here)

• lactose intolerance (E73.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 391-392 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 271.3 Intestinal disaccharidase deficiencies and disaccharide malabsorption (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to E74.39

Back-references to E74

• Type 2 Excludes: G11 Hereditary ataxia ("metabolic disorders (E70-E88)")
• Code First: G63 Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere ("metabolic diseases (E70-E88)")
• Type 2 Excludes: G71 Primary disorders of muscles ("metabolic disorders (E70-E88)")
• Code First: H42 Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere ("specified metabolic disorder (E70-E88)")
• Type 2 Excludes: N25.0 Renal osteodystrophy ("metabolic disorders classifiable to E70-E88")
• Type 2 Excludes: N25.81 Secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal origin ("metabolic disorders classifiable to E70-E88")
• Type 1 Excludes: P59 Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes ("jaundice due to inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R79 Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry ("specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74)")

Diagnosis Index entries for E74.39

• Deficiency, deficient › sucrase
• Disorder (of) › carbohydrate › absorption, intestinal NEC
• Disorder (of) › intestine, intestinal › carbohydrate absorption NEC
• Glucose-galactose malabsorption
• Intolerance › glucose (-galactose)
• Malabsorption › glucose (-galactose)
• Malabsorption › monosaccharide
• Malabsorption › sucrose

Nearby codes

• E74.20 Disorders of galactose metabolism, unspecified
• E74.21 Galactosemia
• E74.29 Other disorders of galactose metabolism
• E74.3 Other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorption
• E74.31 Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency
• E74.39 Other disorders of intestinal carbohydrate absorption (this code)
• E74.4 Disorders of pyruvate metabolism and gluconeogenesis
• E74.8 Other specified disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
• E74.81 Disorders of glucose transport, not elsewhere classified
• E74.810 Glucose transporter protein type 1 deficiency
• E74.818 Other disorders of glucose transport