2021 ICD-10-CM Code E21.5
Disorder of parathyroid gland, unspecified
Valid for Submission
E21.5 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of disorder of parathyroid gland, unspecified. The code E21.5 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code E21.5 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like anemia of endocrine disorder, anemia of parathyroid dysfunction, disorder of parathyroid gland or pituitary, parathyroid, thymus disorder.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like E21.5 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
ICD-10: | E21.5 |
Short Description: | Disorder of parathyroid gland, unspecified |
Long Description: | Disorder of parathyroid gland, unspecified |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code E21.5 are found in the index:
- - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- - parathyroid (gland) - E21.5
- - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
- - parathyroid (gland) - E21.5
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Anemia of endocrine disorder
- Anemia of parathyroid dysfunction
- Disorder of parathyroid gland
- Pituitary, parathyroid, thymus disorder
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code E21.5 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert E21.5 to ICD-9 Code
- 252.9 - Parathyroid disorder NOS
Information for Patients
Parathyroid Disorders
Most people have four pea-sized glands, called parathyroid glands, on the thyroid gland in the neck. Though their names are similar, the thyroid and parathyroid glands are completely different. The parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone (PTH), which helps your body keep the right balance of calcium and phosphorous.
If your parathyroid glands make too much or too little hormone, it disrupts this balance. If they secrete extra PTH, you have hyperparathyroidism, and your blood calcium rises. In many cases, a benign tumor on a parathyroid gland makes it overactive. Or, the extra hormones can come from enlarged parathyroid glands. Very rarely, the cause is cancer.
If you do not have enough PTH, you have hypoparathyroidism. Your blood will have too little calcium and too much phosphorous. Causes include injury to the glands, endocrine disorders, or genetic conditions. Treatment is aimed at restoring the balance of calcium and phosphorous.
NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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- Calcium - urine (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Calcium blood test (Medical Encyclopedia)
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- Hypoparathyroidism (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Parathyroid adenoma (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Parathyroid biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Parathyroid cancer (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Parathyroid gland removal (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)