K70-K77

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankblock
Official Description

Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • jaundice NOS (R17)
Excludes2(Not included here)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K70-K77Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
K70Alcoholic liver disease
K71Toxic liver disease
K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K74Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
K75Other inflammatory liver diseases
K76Other diseases of liver
K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K70-K77:

chapterCH11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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