Biliary Tract Disease
DC 7314
Digestive System
Biliary Tract Disease is a VA-ratable condition under diagnostic code 7314 in the Digestive System category. Maximum rating: 30%.
Rating Criteria
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 30% | *3 or more* clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain **WITH** nausea **AND** vomiting in the past 12 months; *or* requiring dilatation of biliary tract strictures *at least once* during the past 12 months. |
| 10% | *1 or 2* clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain **WITH** nausea **AND** vomiting in the past 12 months. |
| 0% | No symptoms. |
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