Diagnosis Code

E16.3 INCREASED SECRETION OF GLUCAGON


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E16.3

Short Description: Increased secretion of glucagon

Long Description: Increased secretion of glucagon

The code E16.3 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)
        • E16.3 Increased secretion of glucagon

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormality of secretion of glucagon
  • Excessive glucagon secretion
  • GCGR-related hyperglucagonemia
  • Glucagon resistance
  • Hyperplasia of islet alpha cells with glucagon excess
  • Islet cell hyperplasia
  • Islet cell hyperplasia
  • Non-diabetic disorder of endocrine pancreas
  • Non-diabetic disorder of endocrine pancreas
  • Non-diabetic disorder of endocrine pancreas
  • Non-diabetic disorder of endocrine pancreas

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E16.3 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Endocrine Disorders With Mcc (643)
  • Endocrine Disorders With Cc (644)
  • Endocrine Disorders Without Cc/mcc (645)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E16.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Hyperplasia of pancreatic endocrine cells with glucagon excess

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E16.3 Right Arrow 251.4 Abn secretion glucagon

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
E16.2 Hypoglycemia, unspecified
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