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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
* This is a specific entity, not a wastebasket category.
* This is a specific entity, not a wastebasket category.
* It is a specific type of [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]] The difference between fatty liver and this code is that with NASH there is inflammation and liver cell damage, along with fat in the liver.
* The new terminology for this entity is MASH - Metabolic associated steatohepatitis


* Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a type of [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]].
* So if a patient has fatty liver that is specifically called Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or (MASH) use this code, otherwise use the more general code [[Fatty liver (hepatosteatosis)]]


== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
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== Related CCI Codes ==
== Related CCI Codes ==
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