I85.1
I85.1: Secondary esophageal varices
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I85.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for secondary esophageal varices. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying disease
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Esophageal varices secondary to alcoholic liver disease
- Esophageal varices secondary to cirrhosis of liver
- Esophageal varices secondary to schistosomiasis
- Esophageal varices secondary to toxic liver disease
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead I85.1
2 child codes. Green means billable.