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DC 7314: Chronic Biliary Tract Disease

Read VA diagnostic code 7314 for Chronic biliary tract disease: published criteria, regulatory notes, related codes and official sources checked October 25, 2026.

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Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.114, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.

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DC 7314: Chronic Biliary Tract Disease

Diagnostic code 7314 addresses Chronic biliary tract disease. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.

Diagnostic Code 7314 - 38 CFR 4.114
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7314 Chronic biliary tract disease:
With three or more clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting during the past 12 months; or requiring dilatation of biliary tract strictures at least once during the past 12 months.30
With one or two clinically documented attacks of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.10
Asymptomatic, without history of a clinically documented attack of right upper quadrant pain with nausea and vomiting in the past 12 months.0
Note: This diagnostic code includes cholangitis, biliary strictures, Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, bile duct injury, and choledochal cyst. Rate primary sclerosing cholangitis under chronic liver disease without cirrhosis (DC 7345).

What The Criteria Measure

  • Does the decision identify diagnostic code 7314, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
  • Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
  • Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?

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