E32.8

E32.8: Other diseases of thymus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E32.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other diseases of thymus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E32.8 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.

aplasia or hypoplasia with immunodeficiency (D82.1)
thymoma (D15.0)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E32.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E32: Diseases of thymus

aplasia or hypoplasia of thymus with immunodeficiency (D82.1)
myasthenia gravis (G70.0)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E32.8 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Kopp's asthma
Lymphatism
Thymitis
Asthma, asthmatic›Kopp's
Asthma, asthmatic›thymic
Atrophy, atrophic›fatty, thymus(gland)
Atrophy, atrophic›thymus(fatty)
Convulsions›thymic
Cyst›thymus(gland)
Degeneration, degenerative›thymus(gland)
Emphysema›thymus(gland) (congenital)
Fibrosis, fibrotic›thymus(gland)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.