E06 Thyroiditis

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Codes under this one

E06.0 Acute thyroiditis
E06.1 Subacute thyroiditis
E06.2 Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
E06.3 Autoimmune thyroiditis
E06.4 Drug-induced thyroiditis
E06.5 Other chronic thyroiditis
E06.9 Thyroiditis, unspecified

Instructional notes

Chapter 4

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

Notes

All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

postpartum thyroiditis (O90.5)

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases · E00-E07 Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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