ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00–E89
E16.1
Other hypoglycemia
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- E16.1
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Category
- E16 — Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM E16.1 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other hypoglycemia. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in E16
- E16Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
- E16.0Drug-induced hypoglycemia without coma
- E16.2Hypoglycemia, unspecified
- E16.3Increased secretion of glucagon
- E16.4Increased secretion of gastrin
- E16.8Other specified disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
- E16.9Disorder of pancreatic internal secretion, unspecified
- E16.AHypoglycemia level
- E16.A1Hypoglycemia level 1
- E16.A2Hypoglycemia level 2
- E16.A3Hypoglycemia level 3
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