E06.0Acute thyroiditis
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Group E00-E07
- Disorders of thyroid gland
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm tuyến giáp cấp tính
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Abscess of thyroid Thyroiditis: pyogenic suppurative Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
Related E06 codes
E06
Thyroiditis
E06.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Subacute thyroiditis
E06.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic thyroiditis with transient thyrotoxicosis
E06.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Autoimmune thyroiditis
E06.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Drug-induced thyroiditis
E06.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other chronic thyroiditis
E06.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thyroiditis, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
