DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

  • Header · not billable

K73 is not billable. The category heads 5 billable codes in FY2027: the 5 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Hepatitischronic → K73.9
  • Hepatitischronicactive NEC → K73.2
  • Hepatitischroniclobular NEC → K73.1

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K70-K77 Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
  3. K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
Billable codes
5
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
5
New FY2027
0
Index entries
7

Codes in K73

  1. K73.0
    Chronic persistent hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
    Billable65
  2. K73.1
    Chronic lobular hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
    Billable65
  3. K73.2
    Chronic active hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
    Billable65
  4. K73.8
    Other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
    Billable65
  5. K73.9
    Chronic hepatitis, unspecified
    Billable65

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At K73

Excludes1

  • alcoholic hepatitis (chronic) (K70.1-) K70.1
  • drug-induced hepatitis (chronic) (K71.-) K71
  • granulomatous hepatitis (chronic) NEC (K75.3) K75.3
  • reactive, nonspecific hepatitis (chronic) (K75.2) K75.2
  • viral hepatitis (chronic) (B15-B19) B15 B19

Use additional code

  • code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8) R18.8

Notes that also apply

Block K70-K77 instructions (Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.

Index entries

  • Hepatitischronic → K73.9
  • Hepatitischronicpersistent NEC → K73.0
  • Hepatitischroniclobular NEC → K73.1
  • Hepatitischronicactive NEC → K73.2
  • Hepatitischronicspecified NEC → K73.8
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)liver (capsule)chronic → K73.9
  • Ascites (abdominal)due tohepatitischronic active → K73.2

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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