Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 571.9
Unspecified chronic liver disease without mention of alcohol
  • Short description: Chronic liver dis NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 571.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 571.9 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).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 571.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 571.9: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 571.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K74.1 Hepatic sclerosis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K76.9 Liver disease, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
  • Alcoholic hepatic fibrosis and sclerosis
  • Chronic nonalcoholic liver disease
  • Hepatic fibrosis w hepatic sclerosis
  • Hepatic fibrosis with hepatic sclerosis
  • Hepatic sclerosis
  • Nonalcoholic liver disease, chronic
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 571.9:
  • Damage
    • liver 571.9
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Jaundice (yellow) 782.4
    • catarrhal (acute) 070.1
      • with hepatic coma 070.0
      • chronic 571.9
      • epidemic - see Jaundice, epidemic
  • Scar, scarring (see also Cicatrix) 709.2
    • postnecrotic (hepatic) (liver) 571.9
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic
    • hepatic 571.9
    • liver 571.9
  • Stasis
    • liver 571.9
      • cirrhotic - see Cirrhosis, liver
    • portal 571.9
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