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E05.91

E05.91: Thyrotoxicosis, unspecified with thyrotoxic crisis or storm

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E05.91 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for thyrotoxicosis, unspecified with thyrotoxic crisis or storm. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E05.91

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Written on E05: Thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism]

  • chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis (E06.2)
  • neonatal thyrotoxicosis (P72.1)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E05.91 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
  • A57029Billing and Coding: Ultrasound, Soft Tissues of Head and Neck
  • A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Cardiomyopathy›thyrotoxic›with thyroid storm
  • Hyperthyroidism›with›storm
  • Myocardiopathy›thyrotoxic›with storm
  • Myxedema›circumscribed›with storm
  • Myxedema›localized›with storm
  • Thyrotoxic›heart disease or failure›with thyroid storm
  • Thyrotoxicosis›heart›with thyroid storm
  • Thyrotoxicosis›with›thyroid storm
  • Cardiomyopathy›metabolic›thyrotoxic›with thyroid storm
  • Chloasma›eyelid›hyperthyroid›with thyroid storm
  • Disease, diseased›heart›hyperthyroid›with thyroid storm
  • Disease, diseased›heart›thyrotoxic›with thyroid storm

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E05.9

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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