icd 10 code for 242.00

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ICD-10 Equivalent of 242.00

As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 242.00:

Historical Information for ICD-9 Code 242.00

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

Not Valid for Submission

242.00 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of toxic diffuse goiter without mention of thyrotoxic crisis or storm. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Convert 242.00 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Information for Patients

Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It is one of your endocrine glands, which make hormones. Thyroid hormones control the rate of many activities in your body. These include how fast you burn calories and how fast your heart beats. All of these activities are your body's metabolism.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

When will the ICD-10 T23.242 be released?

The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM T23.242 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the secondary code for Chapter 20?

Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code.

What is the ICd 10 code for burn of the thumb?

Burn of second degree of multiple left fingers (nail), including thumb 1 S00-T88#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88#N#Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes#N#Note#N#Use secondary code (s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#birth trauma ( P10-P15)#N#obstetric trauma ( O70 - O71)#N#Use Additional#N#code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18.-)#N#Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 2 T20-T25#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range T20-T25#N#Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site#N#Includes#N#burns and corrosions of first degree [erythema]#N#burns and corrosions of second degree [blisters] [epidermal loss]#N#burns and corrosions of third degree [deep necrosis of underlying tissue] [full- thickness skin loss]#N#Use Additional#N#code from category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved#N#Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site 3 T23.2#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T23.2#N#Burn of second degree of wrist and hand#N#2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code#N#Use Additional#N#external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn ( X00 - X19, X75 - X77, X96 - X98, Y92)#N#Burn of second degree of wrist and hand

Can you use T23.242 for reimbursement?

T23.242 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.