2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.0Alcoholic fatty liver
ICD-10-CM Codes›K00–K95›K70-K77›K70
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
K70.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for alcoholic fatty liver. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 441 through 443. The code is restricted by the Medicare Code Editor to adult patients (age 15 through 124). In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Alcohol-related disorders and Other specified and unspecified liver disease.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for K70.0.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Alcoholic fatty liver
- Metabolic dysfunction and alcohol associated liver disease
- Zieve's syndrome
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to K70.0: its own notes plus those printed at K70, block K70-K77, and Chapter 11. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- jaundice NOS (R17)
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
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Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name K70.0, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming K70.0: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming K70.0: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
Zieve's syndrome K70.0
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Fatty Liver, Alcoholic
lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells that is due to alcohol abuse. the fatty changes in the alcoholic fatty liver may be reversible, depending on the amounts of triglycerides accumulated.
Patient EducationClinical
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
For most adults, moderate alcohol use is probably not harmful. Your risk of developing an alcohol use disorder (AUD) depends on how much, how often, and how quickly you drink alcohol. Alcohol misuse means that drinking causes distress and harm. Over time alcohol misuse can increase your risk of AUD.
The full article covers:
- What is alcohol use disorder (AUD)?
- What is binge drinking?
- What are the dangers of too much alcohol?
- How do I know if I have an alcohol use disorder (AUD)?
- What should I do if I think that I might have an alcohol use disorder (AUD)?
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Convert K70.0 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About K70.0Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for alcoholic fatty liver?
The ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic fatty liver is K70.0 (sometimes written as K700). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is K70.0 (Alcoholic liver disease) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report alcoholic fatty liver on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does K70.0 group to?
When alcoholic fatty liver is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 442, 441, 443, with relative weights from 0.6890 to 1.8226 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Who can K70.0 be reported for?
The Medicare Code Editor checks alcoholic fatty liver against patient demographics: this code is intended for adult patients (age 15 through 124). Claims outside these limits are flagged as inconsistent.
Can K70.0 be reported with R17?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block K70-K77, which applies to K70.0, lists "jaundice NOS (R17)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
