ICD-10-CM Codes
E00-E89 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
E20-E35 Disorders of other endocrine glands
E26- Hyperaldosteronism

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E26.09

Other primary hyperaldosteronism

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

E26.09 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM E26.09 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E26.09 - other international versions of ICD-10 E26.09 may differ.

Applicable To

Primary aldosteronism due to adrenal hyperplasia (bilateral)

The following code(s) above E26.09 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to E26.09:

E00-E89
2018 ICD-10-CM Range E00-E89
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Note
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
Type 1 Excludes
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
E20-E35
2018 ICD-10-CM Range E20-E35
Disorders of other endocrine glands
Type 1 Excludes
- galactorrhea (N64.3)
- gynecomastia (N62)
Disorders of other endocrine glands

Approximate Synonyms

Aldosteronism, primary
Primary aldosteronism

ICD-10-CM E26.09 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

643 Endocrine disorders with mcc
644 Endocrine disorders with cc
645 Endocrine disorders without cc/mcc

Convert E26.09 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to E26.09:

Aldosteronism E26.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E26.9
Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified
Applicable To
Aldosteronism NOS
Hyperaldosteronism NOS
- primary E26.09 (due to (bilateral) adrenal hyperplasia)
- primary NEC E26.09
Hyperaldosteronism E26.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E26.9
Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified
Applicable To
Aldosteronism NOS
Hyperaldosteronism NOS
- primary E26.09 (due to (bilateral) adrenal hyperplasia)
- primary NEC E26.09

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To E26.09

E24.8 Other Cushing's syndrome

E24.9 Cushing's syndrome, unspecified

E25 Adrenogenital disorders

E25.0 Congenital adrenogenital disorders associated with enzyme deficiency

E25.8 Other adrenogenital disorders

E25.9 Adrenogenital disorder, unspecified

E26 Hyperaldosteronism

E26.0 Primary hyperaldosteronism

E26.01 Conn's syndrome

E26.02 Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism

E26.09 Other primary hyperaldosteronism

E26.1 Secondary hyperaldosteronism

E26.8 Other hyperaldosteronism

E26.81 Bartter's syndrome

E26.89 Other hyperaldosteronism

E26.9 Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified

E27 Other disorders of adrenal gland

E27.0 Other adrenocortical overactivity

E27.1 Primary adrenocortical insufficiency

E27.2 Addisonian crisis

E27.3 Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E26.09

Other primary hyperaldosteronism

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Disorders of other endocrine glands

Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified

Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified