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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 246.9
Unspecified disorder of thyroid
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 246.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 246.9 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 246.9 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E07.9 Disorder of thyroid, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Disorder of thyroid gland
  • Mass of thyroid gland
  • Maternal thyroid disease in pregnancy
  • Postpartum (after childbirth) thyroid disease
  • Postpartum thyroid disease
  • Thyroid disease in childbirth
  • Thyroid disease in pregnancy
  • Thyroid disorder
  • Thyroid mass
Clinical Information
  • Condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the thyroid gland, which is a highly vascular endocrine gland that produces the thyroid hormones which are concerned in regulating the metabolic rate of the body
  • Pathological processes involving the thyroid gland
  • Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of your endocrine glands, which make hormones. The thyroid helps set your metabolism - how your body gets energy from the foods you eat.millions of people in the United States Have thyroid diseases. Most of them are women. If you have a thyroid disease, your body uses energy more slowly or quickly than it should. A thyroid gland that is not active enough, called hypothyroidism, is far more common. It can make you gain weight, feel fatigued and have difficulty dealing with cold temperatures. If your thyroid is too active, it makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. That condition is hyperthyroidism. Too much thyroid hormone can make you lose weight, speed up your heart rate and make you very sensitive to heat. There are many causes for both conditions. Treatment involves trying to reset your body's metabolism to a normal rate
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 246.9:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • thyroid (gland) NEC 246.9
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • thyroid (gland) NEC 246.9
  • Dysfunction
    • thyroid 246.9
      • complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 648.1
      • hyperfunction - see Hyperthyroidism
      • hypofunction - see Hypothyroidism
  • Dysthyroidism 246.9
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