hypothyroid code

[kumeena]

Doctor document subclinical hypothyroid .
what is the correct code. Is it Abnormal TSH or Hypothyroid ??

Thank U

 

[adahl@fast-air.net]

You would code the abnormal TSH. I am thinking it is the same things as If you go to code subclinical diabetes which codes out to abnormal glucose.

 

[kumeena]

Thank U

 

[hthompson]

Can this be revisited, since there are two answers to the same question. One says use the 244.9 (https://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=25921&highlight=subclinical) and this one says use the abnormal TSH code.

Please clarify!

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[Jacoder]

This is interesting . . .

According to MedicineNet.com a subclinical disease is: "An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable clinical findings. It is distinct from a clinical disease, which has signs and symptoms that can be recognized. Many diseases, including diabetes, hypothyroidism, and rheumatoid arthritis, can be subclinical before surfacing as clinical diseases."