DB93.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Hepatic fibrosis

Description

Hepatic Fibrosis is defined as an excess deposition of the components of extracellular matrix (i.e. collagens, glycoproteins, proteoglycans) within the liver. This response to liver injury potentially is reversible. In contrast, in most patients, cirrhosis is not a reversible process.

Index terms

  • Hepatic fibrosis
  • fibrosis of liver
  • fibrotic liver
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  • hepatic fibrosis NOS
  • hepatic fibrosis with hepatic sclerosis
  • hepatic sclerosis
  • liver fibrosis
  • liver fibrosis NOS

Inclusions

  • hepatic fibrosis with hepatic sclerosis
  • hepatic sclerosis

Excludes

  • DB94.2 – Alcoholic liver fibrosis
  • DB95.5 – Drug-induced or toxic liver disease with fibrosis or cirrhosis of liver
  • LB20.00 – Congenital hepatic fibrosis

Exclusions from above levels

  • 1E51 – Chronic viral hepatitis with cirrhosis
  • DB92 – Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • DB92.1 – Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
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  • DB94.10 – Alcoholic hepatitis with cirrhosis
  • DB94.3 – Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without hepatitis
  • DB98.8 – Cardiac cirrhosis
  • ME10.1 – Unspecified jaundice
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • DB93.1 – Hepatic cirrhosis
  • DB93.2 – Certain specified fibrosis or cirrhosis of liver
  • DB93.Y – Other specified hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis

Foundation entity

Hepatic fibrosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1377614074

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DB93: Hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis › 13: Diseases of the digestive system