E16.2

Approximate Synonyms

• Hypoglycemia

• Hypoglycemia low blood sugar)

• Hypoglycemia post gi surgery

• Hypoglycemia unawareness

• Hypoglycemic encephalopathy

• Loss of hypoglycemic warning

• Post gastrointestinal tract surgery hypoglycemia

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by laboratory test results that indicate a low concentration of glucose in the blood.

• A syndrome of abnormally low blood glucose level. Clinical hypoglycemia has diverse etiologies. Severe hypoglycemia eventually lead to glucose deprivation of the central nervous system resulting in hunger; sweating; paresthesia; impaired mental function; seizures; coma; and even death.

• Abnormally low blood sugar.

• Abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.

• Hypoglycemia means low blood glucose. Your body needs glucose, a form of sugar, to have enough energy. After you eat, your blood absorbs glucose. If you eat more sugar than your body needs, your muscles, and liver store the extra. When your blood sugar begins to fall, a hormone tells your liver to release glucose.in most people, this raises blood sugar. If it doesn’t, you have hypoglycemia, and your blood sugar can be dangerously low. Signs include

• Syndrome of abnormally low blood glucose level; clinical hypoglycemia has diverse etiologies; severe hypoglycemia eventually lead to glucose deprivation of the central nervous system resulting in hunger, sweating, paresthesia, impaired mental function, seizures, coma, and even death.

Details

• E16.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E16.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E16.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 E16.2 may differ.