2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 255.41
Glucocorticoid deficiency
- disease characterized by hypotension, weight loss, anorexia, weakness, and sometimes a bronze-like melanotic hyperpigmentation of the skin; due to tuberculosis or autoimmune induced disease (hypofunction) of the adrenal glands that results in deficiency of aldosterone and cortisol.
- A hormonal disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands fail to release adequate amounts of glucocorticoids (cortisol), mineralocorticoids (aldosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone), and androgens (dehydroepiandrosterone) to meet physiologic needs, despite release of ACTH from the pituitary.
- A rare endocrine or hormonal disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and in some cases, the hormone aldosterone. It may be due to a disorder of the adrenal glands themselves (primary adrenal insufficiency) or to inadequate secretion of ACTH by the pituitary gland (secondary adrenal insufficiency).
- The inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol.
- Short description: Glucocorticoid deficient.
- ICD-9-CM 255.41 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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255.41 Alternative Terminology
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 255.41:
disease (bronze) (primary adrenal insufficiency) 
tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 
