kimlanunziata
Contributor
What code(s) would you use for the following condition:
Hypothyroidism following radiation treatments for Graves' disease
Hypothyroidism following radiation treatments for Graves' disease
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mitchellde
True Blue
you will need to goto the complication of radiation codes, then the hypothyroidism then the E code for adverse effect of therapeutic radiation
john maceachern
Contributor
244.1 "hypothyroidism following therapy such as irradition" - if so stated as due to iodine then E code is needed no complication code would be needed as codes in the 244 series cover these complications
mitchellde
True Blue
yes that was what I was wanting the poster to discover by going thru the logic process. I feel some things are important to discover, so I try to give logic to assist with finding the codes. I am sorry if my meaning was not clear.
kimlanunziata
Contributor
Thank you, would you code for the Graves disease?
mjb5019
Guest
hypothyroid
You can also get to the code starting at the alphabetical index at hypothyroidism then come down to due to: Irradiation therapy.
You can also get to the code starting at the alphabetical index at hypothyroidism then come down to due to: Irradiation therapy.