E06.4

E06.4: Drug-induced thyroiditis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E06.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drug-induced thyroiditis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E06.4

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Written on E06: Thyroiditis

postpartum thyroiditis (O90.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E06.4 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57657Billing and Coding: Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Thyroiditis›drug-induced
Thyroiditis›iatrogenic
Thyroiditis›radiation

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.