Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 571.40
Chronic hepatitis, unspecified
  • Short description: Chronic hepatitis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 571.40 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 571.40 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 571.40: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 571.40 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K73.9 Chronic hepatitis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Chronic hepatitis
  • Chronic hepatitis due to fatty liver
  • Hepatitis, chronic, due to fatty liver disease
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 571.40:
  • Hepatitis 573.3
    • chronic 571.40
      • active 571.49
        • viral - see Hepatitis, viral
      • aggressive 571.49
      • persistent 571.41
      • viral - see Hepatitis, viral
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • liver (capsule) (see also Hepatitis) 573.3
      • acute 570
      • chronic 571.40
      • suppurative 572.0
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