ICD-10 Code for Goiter
Also indexed as (plunging) (substernal)
The ICD-10-CM code for goiter is E04.9 — Nontoxic goiter, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for goiter with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
E04.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which goiter code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 18 codes under Goiter. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| cancerous | C73 | Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland | |
| congenital | E03.0 | Congenital hypothyroidism with diffuse goiter | |
| cystic | E04.2 | Nontoxic multinodular goiter | |
| dyshormonogenetic | E07.1 | Dyshormogenetic goiter | |
| endemic | E01.2 | Iodine-deficiency related (endemic) goiter, unspecified | |
| iodine-deficiency | E01.2 | Iodine-deficiency related (endemic) goiter, unspecified | |
| lingual | Q89.2 | Congenital malformations of other endocrine glands | |
| lymphadenoid | E06.3 | Autoimmune thyroiditis | |
| malignant | C73 | Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland | |
| multinodular | E04.2 | Nontoxic multinodular goiter | |
| neonatal NEC | P72.0 | Neonatal goiter, not elsewhere classified | |
| nodular | E04.9 | Nontoxic goiter, unspecified | |
| nontoxic | E04.9 | Nontoxic goiter, unspecified | |
| simple | E04.0 | Nontoxic diffuse goiter | |
| uninodular | E04.1 | Nontoxic single thyroid nodule |
Goiter congenital
Goiter cystic
| due to iodine-deficiency | E01.1 | Iodine-deficiency related multinodular (endemic) goiter |
Goiter due to
Goiter endemic
Goiter iodine-deficiency
Goiter multinodular
Goiter nodular
| endemic | E01.1 | Iodine-deficiency related multinodular (endemic) goiter | |
| iodine-deficiency | E01.1 | Iodine-deficiency related multinodular (endemic) goiter | |
| sporadic | E04.9 | Nontoxic goiter, unspecified | |
| toxic | E05.20 | Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goiter without thyrotoxic crisis or storm | |
| with › hyperthyroidism | E05.20 | Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goiter without thyrotoxic crisis or storm | |
| with › thyrotoxicosis | E05.20 | Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goiter without thyrotoxic crisis or storm | |
| toxic › with thyroid storm | E05.21 | Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goiter with thyrotoxic crisis or storm | |
| with › hyperthyroidism › with thyroid storm | E05.21 | Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goiter with thyrotoxic crisis or storm | |
| with › thyrotoxicosis › with thyroid storm | E05.21 | Thyrotoxicosis with toxic multinodular goiter with thyrotoxic crisis or storm |
Goiter nontoxic
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources