I85.1

Secondary esophageal varices

Non-billable header

I85.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Esophageal varices secondary to alcoholic liver disease
  • Esophageal varices secondary to cirrhosis of liver
  • Esophageal varices secondary to schistosomiasis
  • Esophageal varices secondary to toxic liver disease

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I85)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I85)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I85)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I85)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I85)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I85)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I85)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I85)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I85)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I85)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • underlying disease

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify: (from I85)
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-) (from I85)

Also known as

  • Esophageal varices secondary to alcoholic liver disease
  • Esophageal varices secondary to cirrhosis of liver
  • Esophageal varices secondary to schistosomiasis
  • Esophageal varices secondary to toxic liver disease

Parent code

  • I85Esophageal varicesHeader

More specific codes I85.1

  • I85.10Secondary esophageal varices without bleedingBillable
  • I85.11Secondary esophageal varices with bleedingBillable

Related codes

  • I85.0Esophageal varicesHeader

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