E06.2
Billable codeChronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
The ICD-10 code for chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis is E06.2.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- autoimmune thyroiditis (E06.3)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E06.0Acute thyroiditis
- E06.1Subacute thyroiditis
- E06.3Autoimmune thyroiditis
- E06.4Drug-induced thyroiditis
- E06.5Other chronic thyroiditis
- E06.9Thyroiditis, unspecified
- E06.2Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2458Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
E06.2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 011Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC
- DRG 012Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC
- DRG 013Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC
- DRG 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
- DRG 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCC
- DRG 643Endocrine Disorders with MCC
- DRG 644Endocrine Disorders with CC
- DRG 645Endocrine Disorders without CC/MCC