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2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 255.8
Other specified disorders of adrenal glands
- Short description: ADRENAL DISORDER NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 255.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 255.8.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 255.8: 2010 2011 2012 2013.
255.8 Alternative Terminology
- Abnormality of cortisol-binding globulin
- Adrenal cyst
- Adrenal gland cytomegaly
- Adrenal hyperplasia
- Adrenal hypertrophy or hyperplasia
- Adrenal necrosis
- Adrenocortical hyperplasia
- Adrenomedullary hyperplasia
- Aldosteronism with nodular hyperplasia of adrenal cortex
- Cortisol binding globulin high
- Cortisol binding globulin low
- Enlarged adrenal gland
- Macronodular adrenal hyperplasia
- Mass of adrenal gland
- Micronodular adrenal hyperplasia
- Nodular adrenal cortex
- Pigmented micronodular adrenal hyperplasia
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism
- Pseudoprimary aldosteronism
- Salt-losing congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Applies To
- Abnormality of cortisol-binding globulin
Convert 255.8 to ICD-10-CM 

ICD-9-CM 255.8 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM E27.8 Other specified disorders of adrenal gland
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 255.8:
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
cortisol-binding globulin 255.8
globulin
cortisol-binding 255.8
thyroid-binding 246.8
- Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9

adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
- Adrenalitis, adrenitis 255.8
meningococcal hemorrhagic 036.3
- Collapse 780.2

adrenal 255.8
- Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
adrenal gland 255.8
congenital 759.1
suprarenal gland 255.8
- Degeneration, degenerative
adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
with hypofunction 255.41
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Disorder - see also Disease
adrenal (capsule) (cortex) (gland) 255.9

specified type NEC 255.8
- Fibrosis, fibrotic
adrenal (gland) 255.8
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
adrenal (capsule) (cortex) (gland) 255.8
medulla, adrenal 255.8
suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
adrenal 255.8
suprarenal (gland) 255.8
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
adrenal (gland) 255.8
suprarenal (gland) 255.8
- Necrosis, necrotic
adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
- Obesity (constitutional) (exogenous) (familial) (nutritional) (simple) 278.00

adrenal 255.8
- Sclerosis, sclerotic
adrenal (gland) 255.8
- Steroid
effects (adverse) (iatrogenic)
cushingoid
diabetes - see Diabetes, secondary
due to

correct substance properly administered 255.8

overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0

fever
withdrawal
- Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
adrenal gland 255.8
- Swelling 782.3

adrenal gland, cloudy 255.8
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