K73 ICD-10-CA category: Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K73 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in K73
K73 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for K73
As CIHI prints them, with any note K73 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Hepatitis (chronic):• alcoholic (K70.1)• drug-induced (K71.-)• granulomatous NEC (K75.3)• reactive, nonspecific (K75.2)• viral (B15-B19)
- Haemochromatosis (E83.1-)jaundice NOS (R17.0)Reye's syndrome (G93.7)viral hepatitis (B15-B19)Wilson's disease (E83.0)From K70-K77 Diseases of liver
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Where K73 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K70-K77Diseases of liver
- 3Category K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is K73 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. K73 (Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is K73 in ICD-10-CA?
K73 sits under K70-K77 Diseases of liver, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K73?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for K73, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.