2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K71.9Toxic liver disease, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Codes›K00–K95›K70-K77›K71
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
K71.9 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for toxic liver disease, unspecified. 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, 791, 793. Coders also document this condition as bleeding esophageal varices. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Drug induced or toxic related condition and Other specified and unspecified liver disease.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Bleeding esophageal varices
- Bleeding esophageal varices due to toxic liver disease
- Drug-induced disorder of liver
- Esophageal varices associated with another disorder
- Hypersensitivity disease of liver caused by drug
- Toxic liver disease
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to K71.9: its own notes plus those printed at K71, block K70-K77, and Chapter 11. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
- drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease
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)
Code First
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Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name K71.9, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 1
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming K71.9: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming K71.9: 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;
toxic K71.9
liver (chronic) (organic) K76.9
toxic K71.9
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Liver Diseases
Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons.
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Convert K71.9 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About K71.9Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for toxic liver disease, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for toxic liver disease, unspecified is K71.9 (sometimes written as K719). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is K71.9 (Toxic liver disease) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report toxic liver disease, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does K71.9 group to?
When toxic liver disease, unspecified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 793, 791, 442, 441, 443, with relative weights from 0.6890 to 4.2192 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can K71.9 be reported with R17?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block K70-K77, which applies to K71.9, 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).
