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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 245.3
Chronic fibrous thyroiditis
  • Short description: CHR FIBROUS THYROIDITIS.
  • ICD-9-CM 245.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 245.3 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 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 245.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 245.3: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 245.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E06.5 Other chronic thyroiditis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Riedel's thyroiditis
  • Thyroiditis, chronic fibrous
Applies To
  • Struma fibrosa
  • Thyroiditis:
    • invasive (fibrous)
    • ligneous
    • Riedel's
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 245.3:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Riedel's (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
  • 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
    • fibrous 245.3
  • Ligneous thyroiditis 245.3
  • Riedel's
    • disease (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
    • struma (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
    • thyroiditis (ligneous) 245.3
  • Struma (see also Goiter) 240.9
    • fibrosa 245.3
    • Riedel's (ligneous thyroiditis) 245.3
  • Thyroiditis 245.9
    • chronic (nonspecific) (sclerosing) 245.8
    • fibrous (chronic) 245.3
    • invasive (fibrous) 245.3
    • ligneous 245.3
    • Riedel's (ligneous) 245.3
    • woody 245.3
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