E89.6 Postprocedural adrenocortical (-medullary) hypofunction

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from E89 Postprocedural endocrine and metabolic complications and disorders, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• intraoperative complications of endocrine system organ or structure (E36.0-, E36.1-, E36.8)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 23 — Other Significant Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
• RxHCC V08: HCC 43 — Pituitary, Adrenal Gland, and Other Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
• ESRD V24: HCC 23

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 643-645 in MDC 10.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 255.41 Glucocorticoid deficiency (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to E89.6

Back-references to E89

• Type 2 Excludes: E36 Intraoperative complications of endocrine system ("postprocedural endocrine and metabolic complications and disorders, not elsewhere classified (E89.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z90 Acquired absence of organs, not elsewhere classified ("postprocedural absence of endocrine glands (E89.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for E89.6

• Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial) › adrenal (gland) (congenital) › acquired
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › endocrine › postprocedural › adrenal hypofunction
• Hypofunction › adrenocortical › postprocedural
• Hypofunction › adrenomedullary, postprocedural
• Status (post) › adrenalectomy (unilateral) (bilateral)

Nearby codes

• E89.3 Postprocedural hypopituitarism
• E89.4 Postprocedural ovarian failure
• E89.40 Asymptomatic postprocedural ovarian failure
• E89.41 Symptomatic postprocedural ovarian failure
• E89.5 Postprocedural testicular hypofunction
• E89.6 Postprocedural adrenocortical (-medullary) hypofunction (this code)
• E89.8 Other postprocedural endocrine and metabolic complications and disorders
• E89.81 Postprocedural hemorrhage of an endocrine system organ or structure following a procedure
• E89.810 Postprocedural hemorrhage of an endocrine system organ or structure following an endocrine system procedure
• E89.811 Postprocedural hemorrhage of an endocrine system organ or structure following other procedure
• E89.82 Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of an endocrine system organ or structure