Primary hyperaldosteronism

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

E26.01 Conn's syndrome
E26.02 Glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism
E26.09 Other primary hyperaldosteronism

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Primary hyperaldosteronism

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 the E20-E35 section Disorders of other endocrine glands (E20-E35)

Excludes1 - never coded here

galactorrhea (N64.3)
gynecomastia (N62)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
E26.1	Secondary hyperaldosteronism	Valid
E26.8	Other hyperaldosteronism	Not billable
E26.9	Hyperaldosteronism, unspecified	Valid