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ICD-10-CM Code for Hyperfunction of pituitary gland, unspecified E22.9

ICD-10 code E22.9 for Hyperfunction of pituitary gland, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .

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Hyperfunction of pituitary gland, unspecified

E22

Excludes1: Cushing's syndrome (E24.-)
Nelson's syndrome (E24.1)
overproduction of ACTH not associated with Cushing's disease (E27.0)
overproduction of pituitary ACTH (E24.0)
overproduction of thyroid-stimulating hormone (E05.8-)

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