ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00–E89
E27
Other disorders of adrenal gland
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- E27
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Category
- E27
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM E27 is a category (header) for other disorders of adrenal gland. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in E27
- E27.0Other adrenocortical overactivity
- E27.1Primary adrenocortical insufficiency
- E27.2Addisonian crisis
- E27.3Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency
- E27.4Other and unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency
- E27.40Unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency
- E27.49Other adrenocortical insufficiency
- E27.5Adrenomedullary hyperfunction
- E27.8Other specified disorders of adrenal gland
- E27.9Disorder of adrenal gland, unspecified
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