Laceration without foreign body of thyroid gland, sequela

This code describes a past injury to the thyroid gland involving a cut or tear of the tissue, where no foreign object was embedded, and the patient is now experiencing a late effect or complication from that original injury. This indicates a chronic or residual problem stemming from a previously healed laceration of the thyroid.

Use this code when documentation clearly indicates a current condition or symptom that is a direct consequence of a prior laceration to the thyroid gland, and no foreign body was involved in the original injury. This applies to follow-up encounters for long-term effects, such as scar tissue complications, chronic pain, or functional impairment directly attributable to the old thyroid laceration.

• Ensure the documentation explicitly links the current condition to a previous thyroid laceration.
• Do not use for acute lacerations; those would be coded with the appropriate acute injury code.
• Always sequence this sequela code first, followed by codes for the specific manifestation(s) of the sequela.