E01.2 — Iodine-deficiency related (endemic) goiter, unspecified
E01.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for iodine-deficiency related (endemic) goiter, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Endemic goiter NOS
Risk adjustment
E01.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E01.2 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52986Billing and Coding: Biomarkers for Oncology
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
- A57029Billing and Coding: Ultrasound, Soft Tissues of Head and Neck
How E01.2 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E01.2.
- Goiter›endemic(iodine-deficiency)
- Goiter›iodine-deficiency(endemic)
- Goiter›due to›iodine-deficiency(endemic)
- Struma›nodosa›endemic
Related codes at this level
Codes that share E01. If E01.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about E01.2
- Is E01.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. E01.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does E01.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07).