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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 255.3

Other corticoadrenal overactivity

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  • 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

255.3 also known as:

  • 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) 255.3Hyperadrenocorticism 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
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