K74

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankcategory
Official Description

Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

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

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • alcoholic cirrhosis (of liver) (K70.3)
  • alcoholic fibrosis of liver (K70.2)
  • cardiac sclerosis of liver (K76.1)
  • cirrhosis (of liver) with toxic liver disease (K71.7)
  • congenital cirrhosis (of liver) (P78.81)
  • pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
Code Also
  • , if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K70-K77Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
K74Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liverNot billable
K74.0Hepatic fibrosisSubcodes
K74.1Hepatic sclerosisBillable
K74.2Hepatic fibrosis with hepatic sclerosisBillable
K74.3Primary biliary cirrhosisBillable
K74.4Secondary biliary cirrhosisBillable
K74.5Biliary cirrhosis, unspecifiedBillable
K74.6Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liverSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K74:

blockK70-K77
Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
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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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