ICD-10-CM Code E04
Other nontoxic goiter
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code E04 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of E04 that describes the diagnosis 'other nontoxic goiter' in more detail.
- E04 Other nontoxic goiter NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE E04.0 Nontoxic diffuse goiter
- BILLABLE E04.1 Nontoxic single thyroid nodule
- BILLABLE E04.2 Nontoxic multinodular goiter
- BILLABLE E04.8 Other specified nontoxic goiter
- BILLABLE E04.9 Nontoxic goiter, unspecified
The ICD code E04 is used to code Goitre
A goitre (from the Latin gutteria, struma) is a swelling of the neck or larynx resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland (thyromegaly), associated with a thyroid gland that is not functioning properly.
| Specialty: | Endocrinology |
| MeSH Code: | D006042 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 240.9 |
Diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid
Coding Notes for E04 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Congenital goiter (NOS) (diffuse) (parenchymatous) - instead, use code E03.0
- Iodine-deficiency related goiter - instead, use Section E00-E02
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E04 - Other nontoxic goiter'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E04. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.