ICD-10-CM Code K73
Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code K73 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of K73 that describes the diagnosis 'chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K73.0 Chronic persistent hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE K73.1 Chronic lobular hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE K73.2 Chronic active hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE K73.8 Other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- BILLABLE K73.9 Chronic hepatitis, unspecified
Coding Notes for K73 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Alcoholic hepatitis (chronic) - instead, use code K70.1-
- Drug-induced hepatitis (chronic) - instead, use code K71.-
- Granulomatous hepatitis (chronic) NEC - instead, use code K75.3
- Reactive, nonspecific hepatitis (chronic) - instead, use code K75.2
- Viral hepatitis (chronic) - instead, use Section B15-B19
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K73 - Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K73. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.