K76.6
BillablePortal hypertension
Portal hypertension
Coding Notes
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)
- alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
- amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-)
- cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6)
- hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0)
- hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0)
- pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
- portal vein thrombosis (I81)
- toxic liver disease (K71.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code for any associated complications, such as:
- portal hypertensive gastropathy (K31.89)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- PHT - Portal hypertension34742003
- Portal hypertension34742003
- Venous hypertension234072000
- Portopulmonary hypertension445237003
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with portal hypertension445237003
- Associated pulmonary arterial hypertension697902002
- Portal hypertension due to cystic fibrosis707420003
- Portal hypertension in classical cystic fibrosis707420003
- Portal hypertension caused by anti-retroviral drug713542007
- Portal hypertension caused by antiretroviral drug713542007
- Idiopathic portal hypertension722867009
- Secondary portal hypertension1197664001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K76.6?
ICD-10-CM code K76.6 represents "Portal hypertension". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K76.6 a billable code?
Yes, K76.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K76.6 in?
K76.6 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K76.6?
K76.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17).
Are additional codes required with K76.6?
Yes, when using K76.6 you should also code: code for any associated complications, such as:; portal hypertensive gastropathy (K31.89).
What SNOMED CT codes does K76.6 map to?
K76.6 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 697902002, 722867009, 34742003, 713542007, 707420003, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K76.6?
K76.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0020541. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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