ICD-10-CM › E00-E89 › E20-E35 › E24 Cushing's syndrome › E24.3
Ectopic ACTH syndrome
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Ectopic ACTH syndrome
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from E24 Cushing's syndrome
Excludes1 - never coded here
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)
Inherited from the E20-E35 section Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- galactorrhea (N64.3)
- gynecomastia (N62)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- ACTH ectopic syndrome
- Syndrome > ectopic ACTH
- Ectopic, ectopia > ACTH syndrome
- Syndrome > Cushing's > due to > ectopic ACTH
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| E24.0 | Pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease | Valid |
| E24.1 | Nelson's syndrome | Valid |
| E24.2 | Drug-induced Cushing's syndrome | Valid |
| E24.4 | Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome | Valid |
| E24.8 | Other Cushing's syndrome | Valid |
| E24.9 | Cushing's syndrome, unspecified | Valid |