Diagnosis Code: 244.9

Short Description: Hypothyroidism NOS

Long Description: Unspecified acquired hypothyroidism

Code Classification:

• Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
  • Disorders of thyroid gland (240-246)
    • 244 Acquired hypothyroidism
      • 244.9 Hypothyroidism NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 244.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Anemia 285.9
  • aplastic 284.9
    • myxedema 244.9
  • due to
    • myxedema 244.9

• Arthritis, arthritic (acute) (chronic) (subacute) 716.9
  • due to or associated with
    • hypothyroidism NEC 244.9 [713.0]

• Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic 781.3
  • cerebellar 334.3
    • in
      • myxedema (see also Myxedema) 244.9 [334.4]

• Athyrea (acquired) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9
  • congenital 243

• Athyroidism (acquired) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9
  • congenital 243

• Atrophy, atrophic
  • thyroid (gland) 246.8
    • with
      • myxedema 244.9

• Brissaud's
  • infantilism (infantile myxedema) 244.9

• Brissaud-Meige syndrome (infantile myxedema) 244.9

• Cachexia 799.4
  • strumipriva (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9

• Cataract (anterior cortical) (anterior polar) (black) (capsular) (central) (cortical) (hypermature) (immature) (incipient) (mature)� 366.9
  • myxedema 244.9 [366.44]

• Deficiency, deficient
  • thyroid (gland) 244.9

• Degeneration, degenerative
  • brain (cortical) (progressive) 331.9
    • in
      • myxedema (see also Myxedema) 244.9 [331.7]

• Euthyroidism 244.9

• Hoffmann's syndrome 244.9 [359.5]

• Hypothyroidism (acquired) 244.9
  • complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 648.1
  • congenital 243
  • due to
    • ablation 244.1
      • radioactive iodine 244.1
      • surgical 244.0
    • iodine (administration) (ingestion) 244.2
      • radioactive 244.1
    • irradiation therapy 244.1
    • p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) 244.3
    • phenylbutazone 244.3
    • resorcinol 244.3
    • specified cause NEC 244.8
    • surgery 244.0
  • goitrous (sporadic) 246.1
  • iatrogenic NEC 244.3
  • iodine 244.2
  • pituitary 244.8
  • postablative NEC 244.1
  • postsurgical 244.0
  • primary 244.9
  • secondary NEC 244.8
  • specified cause NEC 244.8
  • sporadic goitrous 246.1

• Inefficiency
  • thyroid (acquired) (gland) 244.9

• Infantilism 259.9
  • Brissaud's (infantile myxedema) 244.9

• Myasthenia 358.00
  • syndrome
    • in
      • hypothyroidism (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9 [358.1]

• Myopathy 359.9
  • in
    • hypothyroidism (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9 [359.5]
    • myxedema (see also Myxedema) 244.9 [359.5]

• Myxedema (adult) (idiocy) (infantile) (juvenile) (thyroid gland) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9
  • circumscribed 242.9
  • congenital 243
  • cutis 701.8
  • localized (pretibial) 242.9
  • madness (acute) 293.0
    • subacute 293.1
  • papular 701.8
  • pituitary 244.8
  • postpartum 674.8
  • pretibial 242.9
  • primary 244.9

• Obesity (constitutional) (exogenous) (familial) (nutritional) (simple) 278.00
  • hypothyroid (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9
  • thyroid (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9

• Strumipriva cachexia (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9

• Subthyroidism (acquired) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9
  • congenital 243

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • Brissaud-Meige (infantile myxedema) 244.9
  • Hoffmann's 244.9 [359.5]

Crosswalk Information

The code 244.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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