Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 255.4
Corticoadrenal insufficiency
  • Short description: CORTICOADRENAL INSUFFIC.
  • ICD-9-CM 255.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 255.4 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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255.4 Excludes
  • tuberculous Addison's disease (017.6)
Applies To
  • Addisonian crisis
  • Addison's disease NOS
  • Adrenal:
    • atrophy (autoimmune)
    • calcification
    • crisis
    • hemorrhage
    • infarction
    • insufficiency NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 255.4:
  • Addison's
    • disease (bronze) (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.4
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • melanoderma (adrenal cortical hypofunction) 255.4
  • Addisonian crisis or melanosis (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.4
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • adrenal (autoimmune) (capsule) (cortex) (gland) 255.4
      • with hypofunction 255.4
    • suprarenal (autoimmune) (capsule) (gland) 255.4
      • with hypofunction 255.4
  • Bernard-Sergent syndrome (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.4
  • Bronze, bronzed
    • disease (Addison's) (skin) 255.4
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
  • Calcification
    • adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.4
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.4
  • Crisis
    • addisonian (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.4
    • adrenal (cortical) 255.4
  • Decrease, decreased
    • function
      • adrenal (cortex) 255.4
      • ovary in hypopituitarism 253.4
      • parenchyma of pancreas 577.8
      • pituitary (gland) (lobe) (anterior) 253.2
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • corticoadrenal 255.4
    • glucocorticoid 255.4
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
      • with hypofunction 255.4
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Addison's (bronze) (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.4
      • anemia (pernicious) 281.0
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • adrenal (gland) (capsule) (cortex) 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.4
      • specified type NEC 255.8
    • bronze (Addison's) 255.4
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • suprarenal (gland) (capsule) 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.4
  • Dysadrenocortism 255.9
    • hypofunction 255.4
  • Dysfunction
    • adrenal (cortical) 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.4
    • suprarenal 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.4
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • adrenal (capsule) (gland) (medulla) 255.4
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.4
  • Hypoadrenalism 255.4
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
  • Hypoadrenocorticism 255.4
  • Hypoaldosteronism 255.4
  • Hypofunction
    • adrenal (gland) 255.4
    • corticoadrenal NEC 255.4
  • Hyposuprarenalism 255.4
  • Infarct, infarction
    • adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.4
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.4
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • adrenal (gland) (acute) (chronic) 255.4
      • medulla 255.5
      • primary 255.4
      • specified site NEC 255.5
    • adrenocortical 255.4
    • corticoadrenal 255.4
    • suprarenal 255.4
  • Melanoderma, melanodermia 709.09
    • Addison's (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.4
  • Melanosis 709.09
    • addisonian (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.4
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • adrenal 255.4
    • suprarenal 255.4
  • Melasma 709.09
    • adrenal (gland) 255.4
    • suprarenal (gland) 255.4
  • Steroid
    • effects (adverse) (iatrogenic)
      • cushingoid
        • correct substance properly administered 255.0
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • diabetes
        • correct substance properly administered 251.8
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • due to
        • correct substance properly administered 255.8
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • fever
        • correct substance properly administered 780.6
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • withdrawal
        • correct substance properly administered 255.4
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Addisonian 255.4
    • Bernard-Sergent (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.4
  • Thesaurismosis
    • melanin 255.4
  • Unresponsiveness, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) 255.4
  • Withdrawal symptoms, syndrome
    • steroid NEC
      • correct substance properly administered 255.4
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
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