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ICD-10-CM Code for Other cirrhosis of liver K74.69

ICD-10 code K74.69 for Other cirrhosis of liver is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Other cirrhosis of liver
Cryptogenic cirrhosis (of liver)
Macronodular cirrhosis (of liver)
Micronodular cirrhosis (of liver)
Mixed type cirrhosis (of liver)
Portal cirrhosis (of liver)
Postnecrotic cirrhosis (of liver)

K74

Excludes1: alcoholic cirrhosis (of liver) (K70.3)
alcoholic fibrosis of liver (K70.2)
cardiac sclerosis of liver (K76.1)
cirrhosis (of liver) with toxic liver disease (K71.7)
congenital cirrhosis (of liver) (P78.81)
pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)

Code also: , if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)

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