245.2 CHR LYMPHOCYT THYROIDIT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 245.2

Short Description: Chr lymphocyt thyroidit

Long Description: Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Disorders of thyroid gland (240-246)
      • 245 Thyroiditis
        • 245.2 Chr lymphocyt thyroidit

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 245.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Autoimmune
    • thyroiditis 245.2
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • autoimmune NEC 279.49
      • thyroid 245.2
    • Hashimoto's (struma lymphomatosa) 245.2
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • autoimmune NEC 279.49
      • thyroid 245.2
  • Goiter (adolescent) (colloid) (diffuse) (dipping) (due to iodine deficiency) (endemic) (euthyroid) (heart) (hyperplastic) (internal) (intrathoracic) (juvenile) (mixed type) (nonendemic) (parenchymatous) (plunging) (sporadic) (subclavicular) (substernal) 240.9
    • lymphadenoid 245.2
  • Hashimoto's disease or struma (struma lymphomatosa) 245.2
  • Lymphadenoid goiter 245.2
  • Struma (see also Goiter) 240.9
    • Hashimoto (struma lymphomatosa) 245.2
    • lymphomatosa 245.2
  • Thyroiditis 245.9
    • autoimmune 245.2
    • chronic (nonspecific) (sclerosing) 245.8
      • lymphadenoid 245.2
      • lymphocytic 245.2
      • lymphoid 245.2
    • Hashimoto's (struma lymphomatosa) 245.2
    • lymphocytic (chronic) 245.2
    • lymphoid 245.2
    • lymphomatous 245.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 245.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
245.2 Right Arrow E06.3 Autoimmune thyroiditis
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
245.0 Acute thyroiditis
245.1 Subacute thyroiditis
245.3 Chronic fibrous thyroiditis
245.4 Iatrogenic thyroiditis
245.8 Other and unspecified chronic thyroiditis
245.9 Thyroiditis, unspecified


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