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Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

ICD-10 codes K70-K77 are used to identify various liver diseases, ranging from alcoholic and toxic liver conditions to chronic and inflammatory liver disorders. These codes help specify the type, severity, and complications of liver disease in medical records and billing.

This code range covers alcoholic liver disease such as alcoholic fatty liver (also known as Zieve's syndrome), alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatic failure with or without coma (K70 codes). It also includes toxic liver diseases caused by drugs or toxins, describing conditions like toxic hepatitis, hepatic necrosis, and drug-induced cirrhosis (K71 codes). The K72 codes capture acute, subacute, and chronic hepatic failure with or without coma. Chronic hepatitis types and fibrosis or cirrhosis without an infectious cause are described in K73-K74, while K75 addresses other inflammatory liver diseases, including autoimmune hepatitis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Additionally, K76 codes involve other liver disorders like fatty liver disease (nonalcoholic), hepatic veno-occlusive disease, portal hypertension, and hepatorenal syndrome. Finally, K77 classifies liver disorders related to diseases coded elsewhere, including metabolic and infectious causes.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

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Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.