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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 254.1
Abscess of thymus
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 254.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 254.1 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 254.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 254.1: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 254.1 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E32.1 Abscess of thymus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Thymus abscess
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 254.1:
  • Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9
    • thymus (gland) 254.1
  • Suppuration, suppurative - see also condition
    • thymus (gland) 254.1
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