Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified - K73
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- 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)
These ranges represents subcategories of Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified. The "K73" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.