E06.9

Approximate Synonyms

• Euthyroid thyroiditis

• Goiter due to thyroiditis

• Hyperthyroidism due to thyroiditis

• Hypothyroidism due to thyroiditis

• Infectious thyroiditis

• Silent thyroiditis

• Thyroiditis

• Thyroiditis inflammation of thyroid)

• Thyroiditis inflammation of thyroid) in childbirth

• Thyroiditis inflammation of thyroid) in pregnancy

• Thyroiditis in childbirth

• Thyroiditis in pregnancy

• Thyroiditis unspecified, with goiter

• Thyroiditis, euthyroid

• Thyroiditis, infectious

• Thyroiditis, painless

Clinical Information

• Inflammation of the thyroid gland

• 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.

Details

• E06.9 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 E06.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E06.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 E06.9 may differ.