AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2003 Fourth Quarter; VOLUMES 1 & 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Aldosteronism

Effective October 1, 2003, code 255.1, Hyperaldosteronism, has been expanded to separately identify primary aldosteronism (255.10), glucocorticoid- remediable aldosteronism (255.11), Conn's syndrome (255.12), Bartter's syndrome (255.13) and other secondary aldosteronism (255.14). Code 255.1 included several different states of aldosterone excess that required different diagnostic work-up and different treatment. The new codes will now allow differentiation between these different conditions. 255 Disorders of adrenal glands 255.1 Hyperaldosteronism Delete Aldosteronism (primary) (secondary) Bartter's syndrome Conn's syndrome New code 255.10 Primary aldosteronism Aldosteronism NOS Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified New code 255.11 Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism Familial...

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