245.3 CHR FIBROUS THYROIDITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 245.3

Short Description: Chr fibrous thyroiditis

Long Description: Chronic fibrous thyroiditis

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Disorders of thyroid gland (240-246)
      • 245 Thyroiditis
        • 245.3 Chr fibrous thyroiditis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 245.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Riedel's (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
  • 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
    • fibrous 245.3
  • Ligneous thyroiditis 245.3
  • Riedel's
    • disease (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
    • struma (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
    • thyroiditis (ligneous) 245.3
  • Struma (see also Goiter) 240.9
    • fibrosa 245.3
    • Riedel's (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
  • Thyroiditis 245.9
    • chronic (nonspecific) (sclerosing) 245.8
      • fibrous 245.3
    • fibrous (chronic) 245.3
    • invasive (fibrous) 245.3
    • ligneous 245.3
    • Riedel's (ligneous) 245.3
    • woody 245.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 245.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
245.3 Right Arrow E06.5 Other chronic 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
245.2 Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis
245.4 Iatrogenic thyroiditis
245.8 Other and unspecified chronic thyroiditis
245.9 Thyroiditis, unspecified


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