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E20.8

E20.8Other hypoparathyroidism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E20.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other hypoparathyroidism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E20.8

These are not written on E20.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing E20.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on E20 Hypoparathyroidism

  • Di George's syndrome (D82.1)
  • postprocedural hypoparathyroidism (E89.2)
  • tetany NOS (R29.0)
  • transitory neonatal hypoparathyroidism (P71.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with E20.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at E20.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading E20.8 alone.

  • E83.5Disorders of calcium metabolism

Risk adjustment

E20.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

E20.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead E20.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E20. If E20.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about E20.8

Is E20.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. E20.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E20.8 sit in the tabular list?
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35).
What cannot be coded together with E20.8?
E20.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above E20.8 (E20) and apply to it just the same.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.