K73
Non-billableChronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
- Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- Wilson's disease (E83.01)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K73?
ICD-10-CM code K73 represents "Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K73 a billable code?
No, K73 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under K73.
What chapter is K73 in?
K73 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K73?
K73 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17); alcoholic hepatitis (chronic) (K70.1-); drug-induced hepatitis (chronic) (K71.-); and 3 more.
What are the subcategories under K73?
K73 has 5 child codes, including: K73.0 (Chronic persistent hepatitis, not elsewhere classified), K73.1 (Chronic lobular hepatitis, not elsewhere classified), K73.2 (Chronic active hepatitis, not elsewhere classified), K73.8 (Other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K73?
K73 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0494786. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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