All ICD10 Codes
K70Non-billable

Alcoholic liver disease

Diseases of the Digestive System·Diseases of liver (K70-K77)·category·FY 2026

Use a more specific code (3 billable, 3 non-billable)
K70.0Alcoholic fatty liverK70.1Alcoholic hepatitishas subcodesK70.2Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liverK70.3Alcoholic cirrhosis of liverhas subcodesK70.4Alcoholic hepatic failurehas subcodesK70.9Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

K70-K77 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • jaundice NOS (R17)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

Instructional Notes

Use Additional Code
  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K70-K77Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
K70Alcoholic liver diseaseNot billable
K70.0Alcoholic fatty liverBillable
K70.1Alcoholic hepatitisSubcodes
K70.2Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liverBillable
K70.3Alcoholic cirrhosis of liverSubcodes
K70.4Alcoholic hepatic failureSubcodes
K70.9Alcoholic liver disease, unspecifiedBillable

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.