ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISEASES, AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS (240-279)

DISORDERS OF THYROID GLAND 240-246
DISEASES OF OTHER ENDOCRINE GLANDS 250-259
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES 260-269
OTHER METABOLIC AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS 270-279

Excludes: endocrine and metabolic disturbances specific to the fetus and newborn (775.0-775.9)
Note: All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Codes in Chapter 3 (i.e., 242.8, 246.0, 251-253, 255-259) may be used to identify such functional activity associated with any neoplasm, or by ectopic endocrine tissue.