E03.4

E03.4: Atrophy of thyroid (acquired)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E03.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for atrophy of thyroid (acquired). It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E03.4 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

congenital atrophy of thyroid (E03.1)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E03.4

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E03: Other hypothyroidism

iodine-deficiency related hypothyroidism (E00-E02)
postprocedural hypothyroidism (E89.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E03.4 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Gull's disease
Strumipriva cachexia
Atrophy, atrophic›thyroid(gland) (acquired)
Cachexia›strumipriva

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.