ICD-10-CM Code E05
Thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism]
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 E05 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of E05 that describes the diagnosis 'thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism]' in more detail.
- E05 Thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism] NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code E05 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 E05 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." - Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis - instead, use code E06.2
- Neonatal thyrotoxicosis - instead, use code P72.1