E04.9

E04.9: Nontoxic goiter, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E04.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nontoxic goiter, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Goiter NOS
Nodular goiter (nontoxic) NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E04.9

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

E04.9 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 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
A57029Billing and Coding: Ultrasound, Soft Tissues of Head and Neck
A57657Billing and Coding: Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Goiter(plunging) (substernal)
Substernal thyroid
Adenomatous›goiter(nontoxic)
Goiter›nodular(nontoxic) (due to)
Goiter›nontoxic
Struma›nodosa(simplex)
Goiter›nodular›sporadic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.