572.3 PORTAL HYPERTENSION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 572.3

Short Description: Portal hypertension

Long Description: Portal hypertension

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 572 Liver abscess and sequelae of chronic liver disease
        • 572.3 Portal hypertension

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 572.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Hypertension, hypertensive (arterial) (arteriolar) (crisis) (degeneration) (disease) (essential) (fluctuating) (idiopathic) (intermittent) (labile) (low renin) (orthostatic) (paroxysmal) (primary) (systemic) (uncontrolled) (vascular).......................................... 401.0......... 401.1......... 401.9
    • portal (due to chronic liver disease).......................................... -................ -............ 572.3
  • Increase, increased
    • venous pressure 459.89
      • portal 572.3
  • Varix (lower extremity) (ruptured) 454.9
    • esophagus (ulcerated) 456.1
      • bleeding 456.0
        • in
          • portal hypertension 572.3 [456.20]
      • in
        • portal hypertension 572.3 [456.21]
          • with bleeding 572.3 [456.20]

Crosswalk Information

The code 572.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
572.3 Right Arrow K76.6 Portal hypertension
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
572.0 Abscess of liver
572.1 Portal pyemia
572.2 Hepatic encephalopathy
572.4 Hepatorenal syndrome
572.8 Other sequelae of chronic liver disease


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