E22.9

E22.9: Hyperfunction of pituitary gland, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E22.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hyperfunction of pituitary gland, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E22.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E22.9

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-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E22.9 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hyperpituitarism
Hyperfunction›pituitary(gland) (anterior)
Hypersecretion›hormone›pituitary
Increase, increased›function›pituitary(gland) (anterior) (lobe)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.