ICD10
ICD-10 Code E20.81: Hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretion
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 entries help standardize how diagnoses are organized for coding, reporting, analytics, and documentation. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89).
šClinical overview
This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes hypoparathyroidism or a related parathyroid-hormone deficiency or resistance disorder. The most accurate code depends on whether the record identifies idiopathic, pseudo-, autoimmune, secondary, secretion-related, other specified, or unspecified hypoparathyroidism.
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretion in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code may act more like a grouping or parent code, so a more specific child code may be used in final documentation when available.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
- This entry may represent a broader category rather than the most specific billable code.
š©ŗClinical context
When commonly used
- Endocrinology, primary-care, inpatient, and utilization-review workflows where hypocalcemia or parathyroid-hormone dysfunction is part of the active problem list.
- Coding workflows where the chart identifies the mechanism of hypoparathyroidism, such as hormone resistance, autoimmune disease, impaired secretion, or another specified endocrine context.
Common management context
- Evaluation often includes calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D, and parathyroid hormone review, symptom assessment for tetany or paresthesias, and endocrine follow-up planning.
- Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies idiopathic versus pseudo- versus autoimmune versus secondary hypoparathyroidism, or clarifies impaired secretion versus another specified mechanism.
- Specialist context already linked on this page includes Endocrinologist, General Physician.
šKey distinctions
Important notes
- This ICD-10 family captures hypoparathyroidism and related parathyroid-hormone deficiency or resistance patterns rather than hyperparathyroidism or unrelated calcium-balance disorders.
- Mechanism detail, such as pseudo-, autoimmune, secondary, secretion-related, or unspecified pattern, drives the final code specificity inside this family.
- Hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretion is coded separately from idiopathic, pseudo-, autoimmune, and broader other-specified hypoparathyroidism patterns.
- Documentation that describes hypoparathyroidism is coded differently from hyperparathyroidism, vitamin-D disorders, or other endocrine causes of calcium imbalance.
Related codes to consider
E20.810Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia
Related hypoparathyroidism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies idiopathic versus pseudo- versus autoimmune versus secondary pattern, impaired hormone secretion, or another endocrine context.
E20.811Secondary hypoparathyroidism in diseases classified elsewhere
Related hypoparathyroidism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies idiopathic versus pseudo- versus autoimmune versus secondary pattern, impaired hormone secretion, or another endocrine context.
E20.812Autoimmune hypoparathyroidism
Related hypoparathyroidism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies idiopathic versus pseudo- versus autoimmune versus secondary pattern, impaired hormone secretion, or another endocrine context.
E20.818Other specified hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretion
Related hypoparathyroidism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies idiopathic versus pseudo- versus autoimmune versus secondary pattern, impaired hormone secretion, or another endocrine context.
Code hierarchy
chapter
4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
block
E20-E35Disorders of other endocrine glands
category
E20Hypoparathyroidism
category
E20.8Other hypoparathyroidism
currentE20.8
Where you may see this code
You may see this entry in coding references, medical records, or claims workflows when a broader diagnosis category is being reviewed before a more specific code is chosen.
Related specialists
EndocrinologistGeneral Physician
Related codes
E20.810Autosomal dominant hypocalcemiacodeE20.811Secondary hypoparathyroidism in diseases classified elsewherecodeE20.812Autoimmune hypoparathyroidismcodeE20.818Other specified hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretioncodeE20.819Hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretion, unspecifiedcode
Sibling codes
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Hypoparathyroidism due to impaired parathyroid hormone secretion
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