E20.9
E20.9: Hypoparathyroidism, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E20.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hypoparathyroidism, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E20.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Parathyroid tetany
Other codes that can never be billed with E20.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R29.0Tetany
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E20.9 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56798Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
- A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
- A57122Billing and Coding: Parathormone (Parathyroid Hormone)
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Parathyroid tetany
- Deficiency, deficient›parathyroid(gland)
- Insufficiency, insufficient›parathyroid(gland)
- Tetany›parathyroid(gland)
- Cataract›in›hypoparathyroidism
- Myopathy›in›hypoparathyroidism
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.