ICD-10 Code for Hypoglycemia

Also indexed as (spontaneous)

The ICD-10-CM code for hypoglycemia is E16.2 — Hypoglycemia, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for hypoglycemia with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

BillableUnspecified

E16.2 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.

Which hypoglycemia code should you use?

The Alphabetic Index lists 15 codes under Hypoglycemia. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.

By type

coma	E15	Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma
dietary counseling and surveillance	Z71.3	Dietary counseling and surveillance
drug-induced	E16.0	Drug-induced hypoglycemia without coma
due to insulin	E16.0	Drug-induced hypoglycemia without coma
functional, nonhyperinsulinemic	E16.1	Other hypoglycemia
iatrogenic	E16.0	Drug-induced hypoglycemia without coma
in infant of diabetic mother	P70.1	Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother
infantile	E16.1	Other hypoglycemia
leucine-induced	E71.19	Other disorders of branched-chain amino-acid metabolism
neonatal	P70.4	Other neonatal hypoglycemia
post bariatric	E89.830	Post bariatric hypoglycemia
post Nissen fundoplication	E89.838	Other postprocedural hypoglycemia
postprocedural	E89.838	Other postprocedural hypoglycemia
reactive	E16.1	Other hypoglycemia
transitory neonatal	P70.4	Other neonatal hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia drug-induced

with coma

E15

Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma

Hypoglycemia due to insulin

with coma

E15

Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma

Hypoglycemia iatrogenic

with coma

E15

Nondiabetic hypoglycemic coma

Hypoglycemia in infant of diabetic mother

gestational diabetes

P70.0

Syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes

Hypoglycemia level

1	E16.A1	Hypoglycemia level 1
2	E16.A2	Hypoglycemia level 2
3	E16.A3	Hypoglycemia level 3

Hypoglycemia neonatal

iatrogenic

P70.3

Iatrogenic neonatal hypoglycemia

Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources