Kodex

Code

E06.0

Acute thyroiditis

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Hierarchy

E00-E89 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
- E00-E07 Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07)
  - E06 Thyroiditis
    - E06.0 Acute thyroiditis
    - E06.1 Subacute thyroiditis
    - E06.2 Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
    - E06.3 Autoimmune thyroiditis
    - E06.4 Drug-induced thyroiditis
    - E06.5 Other chronic thyroiditis
    - E06.9 Thyroiditis, unspecified

Notes

All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
- E07.0 Hypersecretion of calcitonin
- E34 Other endocrine disorders

Inclusion Terms

E06.0

Abscess of thyroid
Pyogenic thyroiditis
Suppurative thyroiditis

Use Additional

E06.0

code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent.
- B95-B97 Bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95-B97)

Excludes 1

O90.5 Postpartum thyroiditis

P70-P74 Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)