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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 255.41
Glucocorticoid deficiency
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 255.41 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 255.41 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 255.41 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E27.1 Primary adrenocortical insufficiency
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E27.2 Addisonian crisis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E27.40 Unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency
Approximate Synonyms
  • ACTH deficiency
  • Acyl-CoA oxidase deficiency
  • Addison disease
  • Addison melanoderma
  • Addisonian crisis
  • Addison's disease
  • Addison's disease due to autoimmunity
  • Addison's disease with adrenoleucodystrophy
  • Addison's disease, myopathy
  • Adrenal atrophy
  • Adrenal calcification
  • adrenal cortical hypofunction
  • Adrenal gland hematoma
  • Adrenal hemorrhage
  • Adrenal hypofunction
  • Adrenal infarction
  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Adrenal insufficiency due to adrenal metastasis
  • Adrenal insufficiency, primary
  • Adrenal insufficiency, secondary
  • Adrenocortical hemorrhage
  • Adrenocortical insufficiency
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency (disorder)
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency
  • Buccal pigmentation due to Addison's disease
  • Congenital primary adrenocortical hypofunction
  • Drug induced adrenocortical insufficiency
  • Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency
  • Familial adrenocortical hypoplasia
  • Glucocorticoid deficiency with achalasia
  • Hereditary adrenal unresponsiveness to corticotropin
  • Hyperreninemic hypoaldosteronism
  • Hypoadrenalism
  • Iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency
  • Idiopathic ACTH deficiency
  • Isolated corticotropin deficiency
  • Myopathy due to Addison disease
  • Myopathy in Addison's disease
  • Post-adrenalectomy adrenal insufficiency
  • Postprocedural adrenocortical hypofunction
  • Postprocedural adrenocortical(-medullary) hypofunction
  • Primary adrenal insufficiency
  • Primary adrenocortical insufficiency
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism, type 1, dominant form
  • Secondary adrenal insufficiency
  • Secondary hypocortisolism
  • Severe adrenal insufficiency
  • Small adrenal gland
Clinical Information
  • 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)
  • 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
  • The inability of the adrenal gland to produce adequate amounts of cortisol
Applies To
  • Addisonian crisis
  • Addison's disease NOS
  • Adrenal atrophy (autoimmune)
  • Adrenal calcification
  • Adrenal crisis
  • Adrenal hemorrhage
  • Adrenal infarction
  • Adrenal insufficiency NOS
  • Combined glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid deficiency
  • Corticoadrenal insufficiency NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 255.41:
  • Addison's
    • disease (bronze) (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.41
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • melanoderma (adrenal cortical hypofunction) 255.41
  • Addisonian crisis or melanosis (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.41
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • adrenal (autoimmune) (capsule) (cortex) (gland) 255.41
      • with hypofunction 255.41
    • suprarenal (autoimmune) (capsule) (gland) 255.41
      • with hypofunction 255.41
  • Bernard-Sergent syndrome (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.41
  • Bronze, bronzed
    • disease (Addison's) (skin) 255.41
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
  • Calcification
    • adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.41
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.41
  • Crisis
    • addisonian (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.41
    • adrenal (cortical) 255.41
  • Decrease, decreased
    • function
      • adrenal (cortex) 255.41
      • ovary in hypopituitarism 253.4
      • parenchyma of pancreas 577.8
      • pituitary (gland) (lobe) (anterior) 253.2
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • combined glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid 255.41
    • corticoadrenal 255.41
    • glucocorticoid 255.41
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.8
      • with hypofunction 255.41
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Addison's (bronze) (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.41
      • anemia (pernicious) 281.0
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • adrenal (gland) (capsule) (cortex) 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.41
      • specified type NEC 255.8
    • bronze (Addison's) 255.41
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • suprarenal (gland) (capsule) 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.41
  • Dysadrenocortism 255.9
    • hypofunction 255.41
  • Dysfunction
    • adrenal (cortical) 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.41
    • suprarenal 255.9
      • hyperfunction 255.3
      • hypofunction 255.41
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • adrenal (capsule) (gland) (medulla) 255.41
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.41
  • Hypoadrenalism 255.41
    • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
  • Hypoadrenocorticism 255.41
  • Hypofunction
    • adrenal (gland) 255.41
    • corticoadrenal NEC 255.41
  • Hyposuprarenalism 255.41
  • Infarct, infarction
    • adrenal (capsule) (gland) 255.41
    • suprarenal (capsule) (gland) 255.41
  • Insensitivity
    • adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) 255.41
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • adrenal (gland) (acute) (chronic) 255.41
      • medulla 255.5
      • primary 255.41
      • specified site NEC 255.5
    • adrenocortical 255.41
    • corticoadrenal 255.41
    • suprarenal 255.41
  • Melanoderma, melanodermia 709.09
    • Addison's (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.41
  • Melanosis 709.09
    • addisonian (primary adrenal insufficiency) 255.41
      • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 017.6
    • adrenal 255.41
    • suprarenal 255.41
  • Melasma 709.09
    • adrenal (gland) 255.41
    • suprarenal (gland) 255.41
  • Steroid
    • effects (adverse) (iatrogenic)
      • cushingoid
        • correct substance properly administered 255.0
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • diabetes - see Diabetes, secondary
        • 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 780.60
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • withdrawal
        • correct substance properly administered 255.41
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Addisonian 255.41
    • Bernard-Sergent (acute adrenocortical insufficiency) 255.41
  • Thesaurismosis
    • melanin 255.41
  • Unresponsiveness, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) 255.41
  • Withdrawal symptoms, syndrome
    • steroid NEC
      • correct substance properly administered 255.41
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
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