ICD-10-CM Code E23.6
Other disorders of pituitary gland
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.E23.6 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of other disorders of pituitary gland. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code E236 is used to code Pituitary apoplexy
Pituitary apoplexy or pituitary tumor apoplexy is bleeding into or impaired blood supply of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. This usually occurs in the presence of a tumor of the pituitary, although in 80% of cases this has not been diagnosed previously. The most common initial symptom is a sudden headache, often associated with a rapidly worsening visual field defect or double vision caused by compression of nerves surrounding the gland. This is followed in many cases by acute symptoms caused by lack of secretion of essential hormones, predominantly adrenal insufficiency.
Specialty: | Endocrinology |
MeSH Codes: | D010899, |
ICD 9 Codes: | 253.8, 253.8 |
Coding Notes for E23.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Abscess of pituitary
- Adiposogenital dystrophy
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #643-645 - Endocrine disorders with MCC.
- DRG Group #643-645 - Endocrine disorders with CC.
- DRG Group #643-645 - Endocrine disorders without CC or MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Post-birth injury panhypopituitarism (disorder)
- Colloid cyst of pituitary gland (disorder)
- Diencephalic syndrome secondary to tumor (disorder)
- Lymphocytic hypophysitis of pregnancy (disorder)
- Autoimmune hypophysitis (disorder)
- Hypophysitis (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E23.6 - Other disorders of pituitary gland'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E23.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code E23.6 and a single ICD9 code, 253.8 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: E23 - Hypofunction and other disorders of the pituitary gland