K73.8: Other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K73.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K73.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above K73.8
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with K73.8
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
K73.8 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 65 Chronic Hepatitis0.185 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
K73.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56669Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hepatitis›chronic›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.