E06.1

Subacute thyroiditis

Billable / specific

E06.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • de Quervain thyroiditis
  • Giant-cell thyroiditis
  • Granulomatous thyroiditis
  • Nonsuppurative thyroiditis
  • Viral thyroiditis

Includes (from E06)

  • Note: 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • autoimmune thyroiditis (E06.3)
  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74) (from E06)
  • postpartum thyroiditis (O90.5) (from E06)

Also known as

  • de Quervain thyroiditis
  • Giant-cell thyroiditis
  • Granulomatous thyroiditis
  • Nonsuppurative thyroiditis
  • Viral thyroiditis
  • De Quervain's, thyroiditis
  • Disease, diseased, de Quervain's, thyroid
  • Quervain's disease, thyroid
  • Thyroiditis, de Quervain's
  • Thyroiditis, giant-cell
  • Thyroiditis, granulomatous
  • Thyroiditis, nonsuppurative
  • Thyroiditis, pseudotuberculous
  • Thyroiditis, subacute
  • Thyroiditis, viral

Parent code

  • E06ThyroiditisHeader

Related codes

  • E06.0Acute thyroiditisBillable
  • E06.2Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosisBillable
  • E06.3Autoimmune thyroiditisBillable
  • E06.4Drug-induced thyroiditisBillable
  • E06.5Other chronic thyroiditisBillable
  • E06.9Thyroiditis, unspecifiedBillable

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