E23

E23: Hypofunction and other disorders of the pituitary gland

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hypofunction and other disorders of the pituitary gland. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

postprocedural hypopituitarism (E89.3)
short stature due to endocrine disorder (E34.3-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

the listed conditions whether the disorder is in the pituitary or the hypothalamus

Other codes that can never be billed with E23

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

E34.3Short stature due to endocrine disorder
E87Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
N25.1Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
R62Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
E28Ovarian dysfunction
E29Testicular dysfunction

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead E23

6 child codes. Green means billable.