E16.8
E16.8: Other specified disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E16.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of pancreatic internal secretion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E16.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Increased secretion from endocrine pancreas of growth hormone-releasing hormone
- Increased secretion from endocrine pancreas of pancreatic polypeptide
- Increased secretion from endocrine pancreas of somatostatin
- Increased secretion from endocrine pancreas of vasoactive-intestinal polypeptide
Other codes that can never be billed with E16.8
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- E22.0Acromegaly and pituitary gigantism
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E16.8 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52479Oral Anticancer Drugs - Policy Article
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disorder›pancreatic internal secretion›specified NEC
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›pancreatic islet cells›alpha
- Increase, increased›secretion›pancreas, endocrine›growth hormone-releasing hormone
- Increase, increased›secretion›pancreas, endocrine›pancreatic polypeptide
- Increase, increased›secretion›pancreas, endocrine›somatostatin
- Increase, increased›secretion›pancreas, endocrine›vasoactive-intestinal polypeptide
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.