E04.1

E04.1: Nontoxic single thyroid nodule

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E04.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nontoxic single thyroid nodule. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E04.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Colloid nodule (cystic) (thyroid)
Nontoxic uninodular goiter
Thyroid (cystic) nodule NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E04.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E04: Other nontoxic goiter

congenital goiter (NOS) (diffuse) (parenchymatous) (E03.0)
iodine-deficiency related goiter (E00-E02)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E04.1 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Colloid nodule(of thyroid) (cystic)
Cyst›thyroid(gland)
Goiter›uninodular(nontoxic)
Nodule, nodular›colloid, thyroid(cystic)
Nodule, nodular›thyroid(cold) (gland) (nontoxic)
Thyroid›nodule(cystic) (nontoxic) (single)
Goiter›nontoxic›uninodular
Struma›nodosa›uninodular

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.