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ICD-10-CM Code for Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified K74.5

ICD-10 code K74.5 for Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified

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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