icd 9 code for graves disease

by Irving Wiegand 10 min read

… (and also 2013-2015) ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 242.0, including coding notes, detailed descriptions, index cross-references and ICD-10-CM conversion. Graves' disease (also known as Parry's or Basedow's disease) … examined if orbital radiation offers effective and safe treatment for Graves ophthalmopathy.

How to assign ICD 9 diagnosis codes?

Types of Pain

  • Traumatic:
  • Psychological:
  • Postoperative:
  • Site Specific:
  • Pain as a Symptom: The pain is a symptom of a confirmed diagnosis (e.g., abdominal pain due to an ulcer; ulnar pain due to a fracture).

What is ICD 9 diagnosis?

The ICD-9-CM consists of:

  • a tabular list containing a numerical list of the disease code numbers in tabular form;
  • an alphabetical index to the disease entries; and
  • a classification system for surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures (alphabetic index and tabular list).

How to code ICD 9?

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What is the ICD 9 code for diagnosis?

The List of ICD-9 codes included codes for the following:

  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Neoplasms
  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders
  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
  • Mental disorders
  • Diseases of the nervous system
  • Diseases of the sense organs
  • Diseases of the circulatory system
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Diseases of the digestive system

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What is Graves dermopathy?

These autoantibodies can also affect the eyes (graves ophthalmopathy) and the skin (graves dermopathy). A condition usually caused by excessive production of thyroid hormone and characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland. Exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs.

What is thyrotoxicosis?

Thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism] Clinical Information. A common form of hyperthyroidism with a diffuse hyperplastic goiter. It is an autoimmune disorder that produces antibodies against the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor.

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