251.3 POSTSURG HYPOINSULINEMIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 251.3

Short Description: Postsurg hypoinsulinemia

Long Description: Postsurgical hypoinsulinemia

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Diseases of other endocrine glands (249-259)
      • 251 Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
        • 251.3 Postsurg hypoinsulinemia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 251.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hyperglycemia 790.29
    • postpancreatectomy (complete) (partial) 251.3
  • Hypoinsulinemia, postsurgical 251.3
    • postpancreatectomy (complete) (partial) 251.3
  • Postpancreatectomy hyperglycemia 251.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 251.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
251.3 Right Arrow E89.1 Postprocedural hypoinsulinemia
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
251.0 Hypoglycemic coma
251.1 Other specified hypoglycemia
251.2 Hypoglycemia, unspecified
251.4 Abnormality of secretion of glucagon
251.5 Abnormality of secretion of gastrin
251.8 Other specified disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
251.9 Unspecified disorder of pancreatic internal secretion


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