E35 Billable Code
Disorders of endocrine glands in diseases classified elsewhere
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 4
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
Section Detail
E20-E35
Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeFirst
- underlying disease, such as:
- late congenital syphilis of thymus gland [Dubois disease] (A50.59)
excludes1
- Echinococcus granulosus infection of thyroid gland (B67.3)
- meningococcal hemorrhagic adrenalitis (A39.1)
- syphilis of endocrine gland (A52.79)
- tuberculosis of adrenal gland, except calcification (A18.7)
- tuberculosis of endocrine gland NEC (A18.82)
- tuberculosis of thyroid gland (A18.81)
- Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (A39.1)
useAdditionalCode
- code, if applicable, to identify:
- sequelae of tuberculosis of other organs (B90.8)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
Yes
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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