Diagnosis Code

K73 CHRONIC HEPATITIS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K73

Short Description: Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

Long Description: Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

The code K73 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
      • Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified (K73)
        • K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K73 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • alcoholic hepatitis (chronic) (@K70.1*-)
    • drug-induced hepatitis (chronic) (@K71*.-)
    • granulomatous hepatitis (chronic) NEC (@K75.3*)
    • reactive, nonspecific hepatitis (chronic) (@K75.2*)
    • viral hepatitis (chronic) (@B15*-@B19*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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
K73.9 Chronic hepatitis, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023