Diagnosis Code

K73.9 CHRONIC HEPATITIS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K73.9

Short Description: Chronic hepatitis, unspecified

Long Description: Chronic hepatitis, unspecified

The code K73.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
      • Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified (K73)
        • K73.9 Chronic hepatitis, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Growth retardation, mild developmental delay, chronic hepatitis syndrome
  • Recurrent hepatitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K73.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Mcc (441)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Cc (442)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis Without Cc/mcc (443)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K73.9 Right Arrow 571.40 Chronic hepatitis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
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


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