251.5 ABNORM SECRETION GASTRIN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 251.5

Short Description: Abnorm secretion gastrin

Long Description: Abnormality of secretion of gastrin

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
        • 251.5 Abnorm secretion gastrin

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 251.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • gastrin secretion 251.5
    • secretion
      • gastrin 251.5
  • Ellison-Zollinger syndrome
    • (gastric hypersecretion with pancreatic islet cell tumor) 251.5
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • gastrin 251.5
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic
    • alpha cells (pancreatic)
      • with
        • gastrin excess 251.5
    • islet cell (pancreatic) 251.9
      • alpha cells
        • with excess
          • gastrin 251.5
    • pancreatic islet cells 251.9
      • alpha
        • with excess
          • gastrin 251.5
  • Hypersecretion
    • gastrin 251.5
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Ellison-Zollinger (gastric hypersecretion with pancreatic islet cell tumor) 251.5
    • Zollinger-Ellison (gastric hypersecretion with pancreatic islet cell tumor) 251.5
  • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastric hypersecretion with pancreatic islet cell tumor) 251.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 251.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
251.5 Right Arrow E16.4 Increased secretion of gastrin
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
251.3 Postsurgical hypoinsulinemia
251.4 Abnormality of secretion of glucagon
251.8 Other specified disorders of pancreatic internal secretion
251.9 Unspecified disorder of pancreatic internal secretion


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