2025 ICD-10-CM code E03.2
Hypothyroidism due to medicaments and other exogenous substances.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings consistent with hypothyroidism, causally linked to a medication or exogenous substance.The documentation should support the need for treatment and monitoring to restore thyroid function and alleviate symptoms.
Clinicians should evaluate patients for symptoms like weakness, depression, memory loss, weight gain, skin dryness, hoarseness, constipation, and cold intolerance.Physical examination, laboratory tests (thyroid function tests, including TSH, T3, and T4 levels), and imaging studies (such as thyroid ultrasound) may be necessary for diagnosis. Treatment often involves discontinuing the causative agent and may include levothyroxine therapy to supplement thyroid hormone levels.
In simple words: An underactive thyroid caused by medications or other substances, like certain food or chemicals, resulting in insufficient thyroid hormone production.
Hypothyroidism resulting from the administration of medications or exposure to other external substances, such as certain foods or chemicals.This condition involves an underactive thyroid gland that does not produce sufficient thyroid hormone.
Example 1: A patient develops hypothyroidism after starting amiodarone, a medication used to treat heart rhythm problems., A patient experiences symptoms of hypothyroidism following exposure to high levels of perchlorate in drinking water., A patient with a history of lithium treatment for bipolar disorder presents with lab results indicating hypothyroidism.
Documentation should include the patient's symptoms, medical history (including medication use and exposure to potentially causative substances), physical exam findings, and results of laboratory and imaging studies confirming hypothyroidism and identifying the causative agent.
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