Liver, nonalcoholic steatohepatosis (NASH): Difference between revisions

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