ICD-10-CM Code E06
Thyroiditis
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 E06 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of E06 that describes the diagnosis 'thyroiditis' in more detail.
- E06 Thyroiditis NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE E06.0 Acute thyroiditis
- BILLABLE E06.1 Subacute thyroiditis
- BILLABLE E06.2 Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
- BILLABLE E06.3 Autoimmune thyroiditis
- BILLABLE E06.4 Drug-induced thyroiditis
- BILLABLE E06.5 Other chronic thyroiditis
- BILLABLE E06.9 Thyroiditis, unspecified
The ICD code E06 is used to code Thyroiditis
Thyroiditis is the inflammation of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located on the front of the neck below the laryngeal prominence, and makes hormones that control metabolism.
| Specialty: | Endocrinology |
| MeSH Code: | D013966 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 245 |
Above shows two parts of the thyroid that could potentially be affected if diagnosed with thyroiditis.
Coding Notes for E06 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." - Postpartum thyroiditis - instead, use code O90.5
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E06 - Thyroiditis'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E06. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.