ICD-10-CM Code K75.9
Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.K75.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of inflammatory liver disease, unspecified. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code K759 is used to code Hepatitis
Hepatitis (plural: hepatitides) is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. Hepatitis may occur with limited or no symptoms, but often leads to jaundice (a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membrane, and conjunctiva), poor appetite, and malaise. Hepatitis is acute when it lasts less than six months and chronic when it persists longer.
| Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Gastroenterology |
| MeSH Code: | D006505 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 573.3 |
Alcoholic hepatitis evident by fatty change, cell necrosis, Mallory bodies
Coding Notes for K75.9 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Hepatitis NOS
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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." - Acute or subacute hepatitis - instead, use code K72.0-
- Chronic hepatitis NEC - instead, use code K73.-
- Viral hepatitis - instead, use Section B15-B19
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa with MCC.
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa with CC.
- DRG Group #441-443 - Disorders of liver except malig, cirr, alc hepa without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #793 - Full term neonate with major problems.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K75.9 - Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K75.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code K75.9 and a single ICD9 code, 573.3 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: K75 - Other inflammatory liver diseases