256.4 POLYCYSTIC OVARIES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 256.4

Short Description: Polycystic ovaries

Long Description: Polycystic ovaries

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Diseases of other endocrine glands (249-259)
      • 256 Ovarian dysfunction
        • 256.4 Polycystic ovaries

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 256.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • ovary (noninflammatory) NEC 620.9
      • polycystic 256.4
    • polycystic (congenital) 759.89
      • ovary, ovaries 256.4
  • Infertility
    • female 628.9
      • associated with
        • Stein-Leventhal syndrome 256.4 [628.0]
      • due to
        • Stein-Leventhal syndrome 256.4 [628.0]
  • Polycystic (congenital) (disease) 759.89
    • ovary, ovaries 256.4
  • Sclerocystic ovary (syndrome) 256.4
  • Stein's syndrome (polycystic ovary) 256.4
  • Stein-Leventhal syndrome (polycystic ovary) 256.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • bilateral polycystic ovarian 256.4
    • sclerocystic ovary 256.4
    • Stein's (polycystic ovary) 256.4
    • Stein-Leventhal (polycystic ovary) 256.4
  • Virilization (female) (suprarenal) (see also Virilism) 255.2
    • isosexual 256.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 256.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
256.4 Right Arrow E28.2 Polycystic ovarian syndrome
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
256.0 Hyperestrogenism
256.1 Other ovarian hyperfunction
256.2 Postablative ovarian failure
256.31 Premature menopause
256.39 Other ovarian failure
256.8 Other ovarian dysfunction
256.9 Unspecified ovarian dysfunction


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