2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders 240-279 > Disorders Of Thyroid Gland 240-246 > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 243 Congenital hypothyroidism View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 243 A condition due to congenital lack of thyroid hormone, marked by arrested physical and mental development, dystrophy of the bones and soft parts, and lowered basal metabolism. It is the congenital form of thyroid deficiency, while MYXEDEMA is the acquired form. 243 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 243 contains 21 index entries Alternate Terminology Congenital thyroid insufficiency Cretinism (athyrotic) (endemic) Use additional code to identify associated mental retardation 243 Excludes congenital (dyshormonogenic) goiter (246.1)  Index entries containing 243: Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial) thyroid (gland) (surgical) 246.8 congenital 243 Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital thyroid (gland) 243 cartilage 748.3 Aplasia - see also Agenesis thyroid 243 Athyrea (acquired) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9 congenital 243 Athyreosis (congenital) 243 acquired - see Hypothyroidism Athyroidism (acquired) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9 congenital 243 Atrophy, atrophic thyroid (gland) 246.8 with cretinism 243 congenital 243 Cretin, cretinism (athyrotic) (congenital) (endemic) (metabolic) (nongoitrous) (sporadic) 243 goitrous (sporadic) 246.1 pelvis (dwarf type) (male type) 243 with disproportion (fetopelvic) 653.1 affecting fetus or newborn 763.1 causing obstructed labor 660.1 affecting fetus or newborn 763.1 pituitary 253.3 Cretinoid degeneration 243 Deaf mutism (acquired) (congenital) NEC 389.7 endemic 243 Degeneration, degenerative cretinoid 243 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 familial (with deaf-mutism) 243 Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89 thyroid (gland) 243 cartilage 748.3 Hypothyroidism (acquired) 244.9 congenital 243 Insufficiency, insufficient thyroid (gland) (acquired) - see also Hypothyroidism congenital 243 Myxedema (adult) (idiocy) (infantile) (juvenile) (thyroid gland) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9 congenital 243 Pendred's syndrome (familial goiter with deaf-mutism) 243 Subthyroidism (acquired) (see also Hypothyroidism) 244.9 congenital 243 Syndrome - see also Disease Pendred's (familial goiter with deaf-mutism) 243