Wiki E03.4 vs E03.9?

[kristenderosa@gmail.com]

If a provider states "hypothyroidism due to acquired atrophy of thyroid", would it be appropriate to use E03.4 (Atrophy of thyroid (acquired) instead of E03.9 (Hypothyroidism, unspecified), since E03.4 is more specific?

 

[OpenClaims]

When I code this out in my encoder, selecting Hypothyroidism -> due to -> atrophy of thyroid; this codes out to E03.4. I would use that.

 

[kristenderosa@gmail.com]

When I code this out in my encoder, selecting Hypothyroidism -> due to -> atrophy of thyroid; this codes out to E03.4. I would use that.

Thank you so much!!