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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 257.2
Other testicular hypofunction
  • Short description: Testicular hypofunc NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 257.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 257.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 257.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 257.2: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 257.2 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E29.1 Testicular hypofunction
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acquired testicular failure
  • Deficiency of testosterone biosynthesis
  • Eunuchism
  • Eunuchoid gigantism
  • Hypogonadism with prune belly syndrome
  • Hypogonadism, male
  • Hypotestosteronism
  • Induced male hypogonadism syndrome
  • Leydig cell failure in adult
  • Male hypogonadism
  • Primary testicular failure
  • Seminiferous tubule failure in adult
  • Testicular failure
  • Testicular failure with hypogonadism
  • Testicular hypofunction
  • Testicular hypofunction due to defect in adrenocortical hormone synthesis
257.2 Excludes
Applies To
  • Defective biosynthesis of testicular androgen
  • Eunuchoidism:
    • NOS
    • hypogonadotropic
  • Failure:
    • Leydig's cell, adult
    • seminiferous tubule, adult
  • Testicular hypogonadism
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 257.2:
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • biosynthesis, testicular androgen 257.2
  • Defect, defective 759.9
    • biosynthesis, testicular androgen 257.2
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • hormone - see also Deficiency, by specific hormone
      • anterior pituitary (isolated) (partial) NEC 253.4
      • follicle-stimulating 253.4
      • growth (human) (isolated) 253.3
      • human growth 253.3
      • interstitial cell-stimulating 253.4
      • luteinizing 253.4
      • melanocyte-stimulating 253.4
      • testicular 257.2
  • Dysfunction
    • testicular 257.9
      • hyperfunction 257.0
      • hypofunction 257.2
      • specified type NEC 257.8
  • Eunuchism 257.2
  • Eunuchoidism 257.2
    • hypogonadotropic 257.2
  • Failure, failed
    • Leydig's cell, adult 257.2
    • seminiferous tubule, adult 257.2
    • testis, primary (seminal) 257.2
  • Fertile eunuch syndrome 257.2
  • Hypofunction
    • Leydig cell 257.2
  • Hypogonadism
    • male 257.2
      • hereditary familial (Reifenstein's syndrome) 259.52
    • testicular (primary) (secondary) 257.2
  • Infantile - see also condition
    • testis 257.2
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • gonadal
    • testis 257.2
  • Panhypogonadism 257.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • fertile eunuch 257.2
  • Undeveloped, undevelopment - see also Hypoplasia
    • testis 257.2
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