Home > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Neoplasms 140-239 > Benign Neoplasms 210-229 > Benign neoplasm of thyroid glands 226-
Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 226
Benign neoplasm of thyroid glands
  • Short description: BENIGN NEOPLASM THYROID.
  • ICD-9-CM 226 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 226 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 226.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 226: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 226 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D34 Benign neoplasm of thyroid gland
Approximate Synonyms
  • Adenoma thyroid, follicular
  • Benign neoplasm of thyroid
  • Benign neoplasm of thyroid gland
  • Benign neoplasm, thyroid gland
  • Follicular adenoma, thyroid
  • Thyroid follicular adenoma
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify any functional activity
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 226:
  • Adenoma (sessile) (M8140/0) - see also Neoplasm, by site, benign
    • colloid (M8334/0)
      • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 226
    • fetal (M8333/0)
      • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 226
    • follicular (M8330/0)
      • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 226
    • Hürthle cell (M8290/0) 226
    • macrofollicular (M8334/0)
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 226
    • microfollicular (M8333/0)
      • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 226
    • thyroid 226
  • Cystadenoma (M8440/0) - see also Neoplasm, by site, benign
    • thyroid 226
  • Hürthle cell
    • adenoma (M8290/0) 226
    • tumor (M8290/0) 226
  • Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
    • Hürthle cell (benign) (M8290/0) 226
      • malignant (M8290/3) 193
 225.9 ICD9Data.com 227 
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 226 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2006 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.
Free ICD-9-CM Codes
Site Information
Free ICD-10-CM/PCS Codes
Free HCPCS Codes