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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 245
Thyroiditis
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 7 ICD-9-CM codes below 245 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • Inflammation of the thyroid gland
  • Inflammation of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis may be an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland over time, causing hypothyroidism (too little thyroid hormone). A temporary form of thyroiditis may also occur after the birth of a baby, or when viral or bacterial infections spread to the thyroid
  • Inflammatory diseases of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis can be classified into acute (thyroiditis, suppurative), subacute (granulomatous and lymphocytic), chronic fibrous (riedel's), chronic lymphocytic (hashimoto disease), transient (postpartum thyroiditis), and other autoimmune thyroiditis subtypes
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