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 255.3 Other corticoadrenal overactivity View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 255.3 A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME. 255.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 255.3 contains 26 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 255.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Acquired benign adrenal androgenic overactivity Overproduction of ACTH  Index entries containing 255.3: Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome adrenal (gland) (capsule) (cortex) 255.9 hyperfunction 255.3 suprarenal (gland) (capsule) 255.9 hyperfunction 255.3 Dysadrenocortism 255.9 hyperfunction 255.3 Dysfunction adrenal (cortical) 255.9 hyperfunction 255.3 suprarenal 255.9 hyperfunction 255.3 Hyperadrenalism (cortical) 255.3 medullary 255.6 Hyperadrenocorticism 255.3 congenital 255.2 iatrogenic correct substance properly administered 255.3 overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0 Hypercorticosteronism correct substance properly administered 255.3 Hypercortisonism correct substance properly administered 255.3 Hyperfunction adrenal (cortex) 255.3 androgenic, acquired benign 255.3 medulla 255.6 virilism 255.2 corticoadrenal NEC 255.3 Hypersecretion ACTH 255.3 corticoadrenal 255.3 hormone ACTH 255.3 Hypersuprarenalism 255.3 Increase, increased function adrenal (cortex) 255.3 medulla 255.6 Overproduction - see also Hypersecretion ACTH 255.3 Schroeder's syndrome (endocrine-hypertensive) 255.3 Slocumb's syndrome 255.3 Syndrome - see also Disease adrenocortical 255.3 endocrine-hypertensive 255.3 Schroeder's (endocrine-hypertensive) 255.3 Slocumb's 255.3 suprarenal cortical 255.3