Diagnosis Code

E06.5 OTHER CHRONIC THYROIDITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E06.5

Short Description: Other chronic thyroiditis

Long Description: Other chronic thyroiditis

The code E06.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07)
      • Thyroiditis (E06)
        • E06.5 Other chronic thyroiditis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic fibrous thyroiditis
  • Chronic nonsuppurative thyroiditis
  • Chronic suppurative thyroiditis
  • Chronic thyroiditis
  • Hypothyroidism due to fibrous invasive thyroiditis
  • Riedel's thyroiditis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E06.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Chronic fibrous thyroiditis
    • Chronic thyroiditis NOS
    • Ligneous thyroiditis
    • Riedel thyroiditis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E06.5 Right Arrow 245.3 Chr fibrous thyroiditis
245.8 Chr thyroiditis NEC/NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E06 Thyroiditis
E06.0 Acute thyroiditis
E06.1 Subacute thyroiditis
E06.2 Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
E06.3 Autoimmune thyroiditis
E06.4 Drug-induced thyroiditis
E06.9 Thyroiditis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023