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E27.1 - Primary adrenocortical insufficiency


The ICD 10 Code for Primary adrenocortical insufficiency is listed as E27.1.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E27.1
Description: Primary adrenocortical insufficiency
  • Addison's disease
  • Autoimmune adrenalitis
  • Excludes1: Addison only phenotype adrenoleukodystrophy (E71.528)
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • tuberculous Addison's disease (A18.7)
  • Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (A39.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
643 - Endocrine Disorders W Mcc
644 - Endocrine Disorders W Cc
645 - Endocrine Disorders W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
Block Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35)
Parent E27 - Other disorders of adrenal gland
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 255.41 - Glucocorticoid deficiency (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E27.1:
E27.0 - Other adrenocortical overactivity
E27.2 - Addisonian crisis
E27.3 - Drug-induced adrenocortical insufficiency
E27.4 - Other and unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency
E27.5 - Adrenomedullary hyperfunction
E27.8 - Other specified disorders of adrenal gland
E27.9 - Disorder of adrenal gland, unspecified