244.0 POSTSURGICAL HYPOTHYROID

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 244.0

Short Description: Postsurgical hypothyroid

Long Description: Postsurgical hypothyroidism

Code Classification:

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
- Disorders of thyroid gland (240-246)
  - 244 Acquired hypothyroidism
    - 244.0 Postsurgical hypothyroid

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 244.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- thyroid (gland) (surgical) 246.8
  - with hypothyroidism 244.0

Hypothyroidism (acquired) 244.9
- due to
  - ablation 244.1
    - surgical 244.0
  - surgery 244.0
- postsurgical 244.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 244.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
244.0		E89.0	Postprocedural hypothyroidism

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
244.1	Other postablative hypothyroidism
244.2	Iodine hypothyroidism
244.3	Other iatrogenic hypothyroidism
244.8	Other specified acquired hypothyroidism
244.9	Unspecified acquired hypothyroidism

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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