K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- 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)
Use Additional Code
- code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)
Subcategories (5)
- 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