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2008 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 The Pituitary Gland And Its Hypothalamic Control 253.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 253.9 Unspecified disorder of the pituitary gland and its hypothalamic control Disorders of the anterior or posterior pituitary gland which usually manifest as hypersecretion or hyposecretion of pituitary hormones. Pituitary mass lesions may also produce compression of the OPTIC CHIASM and other adjacent structures. Neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and other diseases of the hypothalamus. Clinical manifestations include appetite disorders; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SLEEP DISORDERS; behavioral symptoms related to dysfunction of the LIMBIC SYSTEM; and neuroendocrine disorders. 253.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 253.9 contains 8 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 253.* hierarchy 253.9 also known as: Dyspituitarism Index entries containing 253.9: Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome hypophysis 253.9 hyperfunction 253.1 hypofunction 253.2 pituitary (gland) 253.9 hyperfunction 253.1 hypofunction 253.2 Disorder - see also Disease pituitary, thalamic 253.9 anterior NEC 253.4 iatrogenic 253.7 postablative 253.7 specified NEC 253.8 Dysfunction hypophysis 253.9 hyperfunction 253.1 hypofunction 253.2 posterior lobe 253.6 hypofunction 253.5 pituitary (gland) 253.9 hyperfunction 253.1 hypofunction 253.2 posterior 253.6 hypofunction 253.5 Dyspituitarism 253.9 hyperfunction 253.1 hypofunction 253.2 posterior lobe 253.6 Lesion(s) hypothalamic 253.9 Perversion, perverted function pituitary gland 253.9 anterior lobe deficient 253.2 excessive 253.1 posterior lobe 253.6