2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.9Liver disease, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Codes›K00–K95›K70-K77›K76
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition
K76.9 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for 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. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified and unspecified liver disease.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Abscess of liver
- Adult osteomalacia due to liver disease
- Childhood myocerebrohepatopathy spectrum
- Child-Pugh score class A
- Child-Pugh score class B
- Chorea due to chronic hepatocerebral degeneration
- Chronic liver disease
- Chronic nonalcoholic liver disease
- Congenital omphalocele
- Congenital umbilical hernia
- Disease of liver
- Disorder of liver and/or biliary tract
- Folate deficiency anemia due to liver disorders
- Fontan-associated liver disease
- Growth delay, intellectual disability, hepatopathy syndrome
- Hepatomphalocele
- IgA nephropathy
- IgA nephropathy associated with liver disease
- Lesion of liver
- Liver abscess and sequelae of chronic liver disease
- Liver damage
- Liver disease due to cystic fibrosis
- Liver disorder due to infection
- Liver disorder in mother complicating childbirth
- Liver disorder in pregnancy
- Liver problem
- Metabolic and genetic disorder affecting the liver
- Myelopathy due to liver disease
- Nodule of liver
- Pleural effusion associated with hepatic disorder
- Sequela of chronic liver disease
- Space occupying lesion of liver
- Spider nevus
- Spider telangiectasis in association with liver disease
- Spider telangiectasis, secondary
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to K76.9: its own notes plus those printed at K76, 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)
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
liver (nontraumatic) K76.9
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
Disorder (of) See Also: Disease;
liver K76.9
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Liver Diseases
pathological processes of the liver.
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 K76.9 to ICD-9-CMHistory
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Questions About K76.9Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for liver disease, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for liver disease, unspecified is K76.9 (sometimes written as K769). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is K76.9 (Other diseases of liver) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report liver disease, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does K76.9 group to?
When liver disease, unspecified 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.
Can K76.9 be reported with R17?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block K70-K77, which applies to K76.9, 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).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of K76.9?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, liver disease, unspecified converts to ICD-9-CM 571.9 (chronic liver dis NOS) and 573.9 (liver disorder NOS). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
