2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders 240-279 > Diseases Of Other Endocrine Glands 250-259 > Disorders Of Adrenal Glands 255.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 255.10 Primary aldosteronism View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 255.10 A condition caused by the overproduction of ALDOSTERONE. It is characterized by sodium retention and potassium excretion with resultant HYPERTENSION and HYPOKALEMIA. Primary hyperaldosteronism caused by the excess production of ALDOSTERONE by an ADENOMA of the ZONA GLOMERULOSA or CONN ADENOMA. 255.10 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 255.10 contains 4 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 255.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Aldosteronism NOS Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified 255.10 Excludes Conn's syndrome (255.12)  Index entries containing 255.10: Aldosteronism (primary) 255.10 congenital 255.10 familial type I 255.11 glucocorticoid-remediable 255.11 secondary 255.14 Hyperaldosteronism (atypical) (hyperplastic) (normoaldosteronal) (normotensive) (primary) 255.10 secondary 255.14 Hyporeninemia, extreme 790.99 in primary aldosteronism 255.10