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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 253.6
Other disorders of neurohypophysis
  • Short description: NEUROHYPOPHYSIS DIS NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 253.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 253.6 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).
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 253.6.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 253.6: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 253.6 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E22.2 Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone
Approximate Synonyms
  • Inappropriate hormone secretion
  • Increased exocrine gland secretion
  • Syndrome inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
  • Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
  • Syndrome of inappropriate vasopressin secretion
253.6 Excludes
  • ectopic antidiuretic hormone secretion (259.3)
Applies To
  • Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone [ADH]
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 253.6:
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • neurohypophysis NEC 253.6
  • Dysfunction
  • Dyspituitarism 253.9
    • posterior lobe 253.6
  • Inappropriate secretion
    • antidiuretic hormone (ADH) (excessive) 253.6
    • pituitary (posterior) 253.6
  • Increase, increased
    • function
      • adrenal (cortex) 255.3
      • pituitary (anterior) (gland) (lobe) 253.1
        • posterior 253.6
  • Perversion, perverted
    • function
      • pineal gland 259.8
      • pituitary gland 253.9
        • anterior lobe
        • posterior lobe 253.6
      • placenta - see Placenta, abnormal
  • Schwartz-Bartter syndrome (inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone) 253.6
  • Secretion
    • antidiuretic hormone, inappropriate (syndrome) 253.6
    • hormone
      • antidiuretic, inappropriate (syndrome) 253.6
      • by
      • ectopic NEC 259.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) 253.6
    • Schwartz-Bartter (inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone) 253.6
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