E04.9

Applicable To

• Goiter NOS

• Nodular goiter nontoxic) NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Adenomatous goiter

• Autonomous goiter

• Autonomously functioning thyroid goiter

• Euthyroid goiter

• Goiter

• Goiter due to thyroiditis

• Goiter, euthyroid

• Goiter, substernal

• Non-toxic nodular goiter

• Substernal goiter

• Thyroid goiter

• Thyroid goiter, adenomatous

• Thyroid goiter, nontoxic, nodular

• Thyroiditis unspecified, with goiter

Clinical Information

• An enlarged thyroid. It may be caused by too little iodine in the diet or by other conditions. Most goiters are not cancer.

• Enlargement of the thyroid gland that may increase from about 20 grams to hundreds of grams in human adults. Goiter is observed in individuals with normal thyroid function euthyroidism), thyroid deficiency hypothyroidism), or hormone overproduction hyperthyroidism). Goiter may be congenital or acquired, sporadic or endemic goiter, endemic).

• Enlargement of the thyroid gland usually caused by lack of iodine in the diet, hyperthyroidism, or thyroid nodules. Symptoms include difficulty in breathing and swallowing.

• Enlargement of the thyroid gland.

Details

• E04.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E04.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E04.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 E04.9 may differ.