ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00–E89
E27.49
Other adrenocortical insufficiency
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- E27.49
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Category
- E27 — Other disorders of adrenal gland
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM E27.49 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other adrenocortical insufficiency. 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 E27
- E27Other disorders of adrenal gland
- 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
- E27.5Adrenomedullary hyperfunction
- E27.8Other specified disorders of adrenal gland
- E27.9Disorder of adrenal gland, unspecified
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