E89.0

E89.0: Postprocedural hypothyroidism

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E89.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural hypothyroidism. 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.

Postirradiation hypothyroidism
Postsurgical hypothyroidism

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above E89.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on E89: Postprocedural endocrine and metabolic complications and disorders, not elsewhere classified

intraoperative complications of endocrine system organ or structure (E36.0-, E36.1-, E36.8)

Other codes that can never be billed with E89.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

E03Other hypothyroidism

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E89.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Absence›thyroid(gland) (acquired)
Hypothyroidism›postirradiation
Hypothyroidism›postprocedural
Hypothyroidism›postsurgical
Status›thyroidectomy(hypothyroidism)
Complication›surgical procedure›hypothyroidism(post-thyroidectomy)
Hypothyroidism›due to›irradiation therapy
Hypothyroidism›due to›surgery
Complication›endocrine›postprocedural›hypothyroidism

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.