What ICD-10 codes are used for adrenocortical insufficiency?
Adrenocortical insufficiency is when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of certain hormones. Here are the commonly used adrenocortical insufficiency ICD codes:
- E27.1 - Primary adrenocortical insufficiency: This is meant to be used if the patient is confirmed to have primary adrenocortical insufficiency, which is a disease where the adrenal glands are damaged and can't produce cortisol and aldosterone.
- E27.2 - Addisonian crisis: This is a serious and life-threatening complication of adrenocorticla insufficiency. Patients who have this will experience hypotension and hypovolemic shock among other problems like nausea, fatigue, and fevers.
- E27.3 - Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency: This is meant to be used if the patient has drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency.
- E27.40 - Unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency: This is meant to be used if the patient has adrenocortical insufficiency, but the specific type isn't known.
- E27.49 - Other adrenocortical insufficiency: This is meant to be used if the patient has a type of adrenocortical insufficiency that doesn't have a specific ICD-10-CM code.