246.8 DISORDERS OF THYROID NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 246.8

Short Description: Disorders of thyroid NEC

Long Description: Other specified disorders of thyroid

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Disorders of thyroid gland (240-246)
      • 246 Other disorders of thyroid
        • 246.8 Disorders of thyroid NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Ascher's syndrome
  • Atrophy of thyroid - acquired
  • Autosomal dominant excess of transthyretin
  • Autosomal dominant variant form of albumin
  • Drug interference with thyroid-binding globulin
  • Euthyroid hyperthyroxinamia
  • Euthyroid hypothyroxinemia
  • Hurthle cell metaplasia of thyroid gland
  • Inherited disorder of thyroid metabolism
  • Thyroglobulin proteolysis defect
  • Thyroid atrophy
  • Thyroid hormone responsiveness defect
  • Thyroid-binding globulin abnormality
  • Thyroid-binding globulin deficiency
  • Thyroid-binding globulin high
  • Thyroxine plasma membrane transport defect
  • Thyroxine transport defect
  • Transient hypothyroxinemia
  • X-linked absence of thyroxine-binding globulin
  • X-linked excess of thyroxine-binding globulin
  • X-linked reduction of thyroxine-binding globulin
  • X-linked variant form of thyroxine-binding globulin

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 246.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • globulin
      • thyroid-binding 246.8
    • thyroid-binding globulin 246.8
    • thyroid product 246.8
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • thyroid (gland) (surgical) 246.8
      • with hypothyroidism 244.0
      • cartilage, congenital 748.3
      • congenital 243
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • thyroid (gland) 246.8
      • with
        • cretinism 243
        • myxedema 244.9
      • congenital 243
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • thyroid (gland) 246.8
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • thyroid (gland) NEC 246.9
      • specified NEC 246.8
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • thyroid (gland) NEC 246.9
      • specified type NEC 246.8
  • Fistula (sinus) 686.9
    • thyroid 246.8
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (anemia) (artery) (cellulitis) (dermatitis) (dry) (infective) (moist) (pemphigus) (septic) (skin) (stasis) (ulcer) 785.4
    • thyroid (gland) 246.8
  • Hyper-TBG-nemia 246.8
  • Hypo-TBG-nemia 246.8
  • Resistance, resistant (to)
    • thyroid hormone 246.8
  • Thyroid (body) (gland) - see also condition
    • hormone resistance 246.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 246.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
246.8 Right Arrow E03.4 Atrophy of thyroid (acquired)
E07.89 Other specified disorders of thyroid
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
246.0 Disorders of thyrocalcitonin secretion
246.1 Dyshormonogenic goiter
246.2 Cyst of thyroid
246.3 Hemorrhage and infarction of thyroid
246.9 Unspecified disorder of thyroid


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