Diagnosis Code

E16.2 HYPOGLYCEMIA, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E16.2

Short Description: Hypoglycemia, unspecified

Long Description: Hypoglycemia, unspecified

The code E16.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other disorders of glucose regulation and pancreatic internal secretion (E15-E16)
      • Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretion (E16)
        • E16.2 Hypoglycemia, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adult onset non-insulinoma persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia
  • Blood glucose below reference range
  • Glucose level below reference range
  • Glycopenia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypoglycemia-induced convulsion
  • Hypoglycemic disorder
  • Hypoglycemic encephalopathy
  • Hypoglycemic shock
  • Hypoglycemic syndrome
  • Neuropathy associated with hypoglycemia
  • Nocturnal hypoglycemia due to diabetes mellitus
  • Non-diabetic hypoglycemia
  • Non-diabetic hypoglycemia
  • Random blood glucose outside reference range
  • Random blood sugar below reference range
  • Random glucose level abnormal
  • Sequelae of endocrine disorders
  • Situation-related seizures
  • Spontaneous hypoglycemia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E16.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes With Mcc (640)
  • Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes Without Mcc (641)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E16.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • diabetes with hypoglycemia (@E08.649*, @E10.649*, @E11.649*, @E13.649*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E16.2 Right Arrow 251.2 Hypoglycemia NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E16 Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
E16.0 Drug-induced hypoglycemia without coma
E16.1 Other hypoglycemia
E16.3 Increased secretion of glucagon
E16.4 Increased secretion of gastrin
E16.8 Other specified disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
E16.9 Disorder of pancreatic internal secretion, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023