E24.2

E24.2: Drug-induced Cushing's syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E24.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug-induced cushing's syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E24.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E24: Cushing's syndrome

congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with E24.2

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

E22Hyperfunction of pituitary gland
E27.0Other adrenocortical overactivity

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E24.2 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54923Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Co-Morbidities Conditions Related to Morbid Obesity
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A57132Billing and Coding: Bone Mass Measurement

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cushingoid due to steroid therapy
Hypercorticosteronism
Hypercortisonism
Hyperadrenocorticism›iatrogenic
Cushing's›syndrome or disease›drug-induced
Cushing's›syndrome or disease›iatrogenic
Steroid›effects›cushingoid
Syndrome›Cushing's›drug-induced
Syndrome›Cushing's›due to›drugs

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.