Jicama (yam bean) nutrition facts. Jicama, also known as yam bean, is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable of bean family plants. Its underground starchy root is one of the popular edible tuber-vegetables grown in many parts of Central American, South Asian, Caribbean, and some Andean South American regions.
1 Short description: Cirrhosis of liver NOS. 2  ICD-9-CM 571.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 571.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Hepatitis C Codes. I am working a claim that has Diagnosis codes V02.62=Hepatitis C carrier and code. 070.51=Hepatitis virus C infection without mention of Hepatic coma. My question is, would it be necessary to bill Diagnosis code V02.62 since I am coding that the patient does have Hepatitis C (070.51). To me, since the patient has Hepatitis C, it is obvious that the patient is a carrier.