Is E24.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. E24.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does E24.2 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35).

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.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

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

Risk adjustment

E24.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E24.2 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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

How E24.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E24.2.

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

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E24. If E24.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about E24.2

Is E24.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. E24.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does E24.2 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35).