K73.9
BillableChronic hepatitis, unspecified
Chronic hepatitis, unspecified
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- CH - Chronic hepatitisC0019189
- Chronic HepatitisC0019189
- Chronic hepatitisC0019189
- Chronic hepatitis (disorder)C0019189
- Chronic hepatitis, unspecifiedC0019189
- Chronic liver inflammationC0019189
- Hepatitis chronic NOSC0019189
- Hepatitis, ChronicC0019189
- Hepatitis, chronicC0019189
- chronic hepatitisC0019189
- hepatitis chronicC0019189
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K73.9?
ICD-10-CM code K73.9 represents "Chronic hepatitis, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K73.9 a billable code?
Yes, K73.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K73.9 in?
K73.9 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K73.9?
K73.9 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 SNOMED CT codes does K73.9 map to?
K73.9 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 76783007, 774204006, 197286002. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K73.9?
K73.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0019189. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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