E06.5 Description: Other chronic thyroiditis Inclusion Term:
Chronic fibrous thyroiditis
Chronic thyroiditis NOS
Ligneous thyroiditis
Riedel thyroiditis
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E06 Description: Thyroiditis Exclude1:
postpartum thyroiditis (O90.5)
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E00-E07 Description: Disorders of thyroid gland (E00-E07) ↓
E00-E89 Description: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases Exclude1:
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Notes:
All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.