E16.3
E16.3: Increased secretion of glucagon
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E16.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for increased secretion of glucagon. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E16.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Hyperplasia of pancreatic endocrine cells with glucagon excess
Other codes that can never be billed with E16.3
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- E74Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E16.3 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›glucagon secretion
- Excess, excessive, excessively›glucagon
- Hypersecretion›glucagon
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›secretion›glucagon
- Increase, increased›secretion›glucagon
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›pancreatic islet cells›alpha›with excess›glucagon
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.