E27.49
E27.49: Other adrenocortical insufficiency
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E27.49 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other adrenocortical insufficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Adrenal hemorrhage
- Adrenal infarction
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E27.49 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
- A59186Billing and Coding: Magnesium
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Atrophy, atrophic›adrenal(capsule) (gland)
- Atrophy, atrophic›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
- Calcification›adrenal(capsule) (gland)
- Calcification›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
- Deficiency, deficient›combined glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid
- Deficiency, deficient›glucocorticoid
- Deficiency, deficient›mineralocorticoid
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›adrenal(capsule) (gland)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
- Infarct, infarction›adrenal(capsule) (gland)
- Infarct, infarction›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
- Insensitivity›adrenocorticotropin hormone(ACTH)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.