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 > ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244 Acquired hypothyroidism 244 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244.0 Postsurgical hypothyroidism 244.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 244.0 contains 4 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244.1 Other postablative hypothyroidism 244.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 244.1 contains 5 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244.2 Iodine hypothyroidism 244.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 244.2 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244.3 Other iatrogenic hypothyroidism 244.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 244.3 contains 4 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244.8 Other specified acquired hypothyroidism 244.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 244.8 contains 7 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 244.9 Unspecified acquired hypothyroidism A condition in which the production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland is diminished. Signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism include low metabolic rate, tendency to weight gain, somnolence and sometimes myxedema. In the United States, the most common cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disorder. SYN athyrea. --2004 The clinical syndrome that results from decreased secretion of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland. It leads to a slowing of metabolic processes and in its most severe form to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin, causing a nonpitting edema termed myxedema. Cretinism is the congenital form leading to abnormalities of intellectual and physical development. Too little thyroid hormone. Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold. Also called underactive thyroid. 244.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 244.9 contains 21 index entries