What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Thyroidectomy
There are no specific thyroidectomy ICD codes you can use. However, you can employ the following thyroidectomy-related ICD-10 codes:
- T81.40XA - Infection following a procedure, unspecified, initial encounter
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a person confirmed to have an infection after undergoing a procedure. It’s unspecified as to what procedure. Given this, this can be used on patients who have infections that emerged after a thyroidectomy. The initial encounter label means that the patient is receiving active treatment for it.
- T81.40XD - Infection following a procedure, unspecified, subsequent encounter
This is the same as Item 1, but this time, there is a subsequent encounter label. This means that the patient is in the recovery phase for the infection they sustained and they are still being given active care for it.
- T81.40XS - Infection following a procedure, unspecified, sequela
This is the same as Item 1, but this time, there is a sequela label. This means that the patient is dealing with the aftereffects of the infection, so this code should be accompanied by two other ICD-10 codes, one of which should specify the sequela’s nature and the other describing its effects on the patient.
- E89.2 - Postprocedural hypoparathyroidism
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have hypoparathyroidism as a result of a procedure, so if a patient of yours gets this after a thyroidectomy, you can use this.
- Z90.09 - Acquired absence of other part of head and neck
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have a missing part of their head and/or neck. In the context of this topic, they’re missing a thyroid because of a procedure.
