E22.8

E22.8: Other hyperfunction of pituitary gland

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E22.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other hyperfunction of pituitary gland. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E22.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Central precocious puberty

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E22.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E22: Hyperfunction of pituitary gland

Cushing's syndrome (E24.-)
Nelson's syndrome (E24.1)
overproduction of ACTH not associated with Cushing's disease (E27.0)
overproduction of pituitary ACTH (E24.0)
overproduction of thyroid-stimulating hormone (E05.8-)

Other codes that can never be billed with E22.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

E30.1Precocious puberty

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E22.8 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52453Billing and Coding: Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Analogs
A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hyperfunction›pituitary›specified NEC
Precocious›puberty›central
Puberty›precocious›central
Puberty›premature›due to›pituitary hyperfunction(anterior)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.