Other chronic nonalcoholic liver disease

This code signifies chronic liver conditions that are not caused by alcohol consumption. It encompasses a range of persistent liver disorders characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, or impaired liver function, excluding those specifically classified elsewhere.

Apply this code when documentation indicates a chronic nonalcoholic liver disease that doesn't have a more specific ICD-9-CM code. This includes conditions like autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis (before specific codes were available), or cryptogenic cirrhosis where alcohol is ruled out as the etiology.

• Ensure documentation explicitly states "non-alcoholic" or provides sufficient clinical detail to rule out alcohol as the cause.
• Always look for more specific ICD-9-CM codes first (e.g., for viral hepatitis, metabolic liver diseases).
• This is a residual code; use it only when a more precise diagnosis is not available or documented.