Is E27.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. E27.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does E27.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

E27.8

E27.8 — Other specified disorders of adrenal gland

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E27.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of adrenal gland. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Abnormality of cortisol-binding globulin

Risk adjustment

E27.8 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

E27.8 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
A57612Billing and Coding: Measurement of Salivary Hormones

How E27.8 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 E27.8.

Adrenalitis, adrenitis
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›cortisol-binding globulin
Abscess›adrenal(capsule) (gland)
Abscess›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
Cyst›adrenal gland
Cyst›suprarenal gland
Degeneration, degenerative›adrenal(capsule) (fatty) (gland) (hyaline) (infectional)
Degeneration, degenerative›suprarenal(capsule) (gland)
Fibrosis, fibrotic›adrenal(gland)
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›adrenal(capsule) (cortex) (gland)
Hyperplasia, hyperplastic›suprarenal capsule(gland)
Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›adrenal cortex

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E27. If E27.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about E27.8

Is E27.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. E27.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does E27.8 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35).