What is the ICD-10 code for decompensated HCV cirrhosis?

2020-05-14

What is the ICD-10 code for decompensated HCV cirrhosis?

K74. 69 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K74. 69 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is decompensated HCV cirrhosis?

RECOMMENDED. RATING. Patients with HCV infection who have decompensated cirrhosis—moderate or severe hepatic impairment, ie, Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) class B or class C—should be referred to a medical practitioner with expertise in that condition, ideally in a liver transplant center.

How do you code decompensated cirrhosis?

  1. K74.60 Unspecified cirrhosis of liver.
  2. K74.69 Other cirrhosis of liver.

Is decompensated cirrhosis the same as liver failure?

Decompensated cirrhosis is an advanced form of cirrhosis that’s associated with liver failure. While there aren’t many treatment options for it, a liver transplant can have a big impact on life expectancy.

What is the ICD 10 code for cryptogenic cirrhosis?

K74. 69 – Other cirrhosis of liver | ICD-10-CM.

How is Hep C decompensated cirrhosis treated?

Current guideline recommendations accept the use of sofosbuvir-based DAA regimens with the combination of ledipasvir, velpatasvir, daclatasvir, with or without ribavirin, for HCV treatment in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

What is decompensated CHF?

Decompensated heart failure (DHF) is defined as a clinical syndrome in which a structural or functional change in the heart leads to its inability to eject and/or accommodate blood within physiological pressure levels, thus causing a functional limitation and requiring immediate therapeutic intervention(1).

What is cryptogenic cirrhosis?

Cryptogenic cirrhosis is a condition that impairs liver function. People with this condition develop irreversible liver disease caused by scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), typically in mid- to late adulthood.

What is the ICD code for cirrhosis?

Table 1

ICD-10-AM code n with code
Cirrhosis
K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver 193
K74.4 Secondary biliary cirrhosis* 12
K74.5 Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified 6