K74.3

Applicable To

• Chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis

• Primary biliary cholangitis

Approximate Synonyms

• Primary biliary cirrhosis, stage 4

Clinical Information

• A form of biliary cirrhosis in which small intrahepatic ducts are destroyed while the major intra and extra hepatic ducts remain patent; most patients are middle aged females and have circulating antimitochondrial antibodies.

• An autoimmune inflammatory disorder characterized by destruction of the small intrahepatic bile ducts. It affects predominantly females and it may lead to cirrhosis and liver failure. Patients have antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in the peripheral blood.

Details

• K74.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K74.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K74.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 K74.3 may differ.