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.
Because the gastroenterologist is not sure this is alcoholic cirrhosis, it should not be coded as such, and you should use 571.5. Physicians cannot code for suspect, rule-out or probable diagnoses, Stout says. This practice safeguards the patient as well.