2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 571.42
Autoimmune hepatitis
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 571.42 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 571.42 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:
571.42 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K75.4 Autoimmune hepatitis
Approximate Synonyms
- Autoimmune hepatitis, chronic
- Chronic active hepatitis
- Chronic autoimmune hepatitis
Clinical Information
- A chronic self-perpetuating hepatocellular inflammation of unknown cause, usually with hypergammaglobulinemia and serum autoantibodies
- Hepatitis caused by autoantibodies. Drugs, infections, and toxins may trigger the production of the autoantibodies against the liver parenchyma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
571.42:
- Hepatitis 573.3
autoimmune 571.42
