ICD-10-CM Code E26.8
Other hyperaldosteronism
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code E26.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of E26.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other hyperaldosteronism' in more detail.
- E26.8 Other hyperaldosteronism NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE E26.81 Bartter's syndrome
- BILLABLE E26.89 Other hyperaldosteronism
The ICD code E268 is used to code Bartter syndrome
Bartter syndrome is a rare inherited defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. It is characterized by low potassium levels (hypokalemia), increased blood pH (alkalosis), and normal to low blood pressure. There are two types of Bartter syndrome: neonatal and classic. A closely associated disorder, Gitelman syndrome, is milder than both subtypes of Bartter syndrome.
| Specialty: | Endocrinology |
| MeSH Code: | D001477 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 255.13 |
Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Bartter syndrome antenatal type 1 (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E26.8 - Other hyperaldosteronism'
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Parent Code: E26 - Hyperaldosteronism