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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 573.5
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 573.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 573.5 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 573.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K76.81 Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Clinical Information
  • A syndrome characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver disease, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial oxygenation (hypoxemia) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary disease. This syndrome is common in the patients with liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension (hypertension, portal)
Code First
  • Code first underlying liver disease, such as:
    • alcoholic cirrhosis of liver (571.2)
    • cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol (571.5)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 573.5:
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hepatopulmonary 573.5
 573.4 ICD9Data.com 573.8 
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