K77

Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankcategory
Official Description

Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • 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 hepatitis (K70.1-)
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1)
  • herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81)
  • mumps hepatitis (B26.81)
  • sarcoidosis with liver disease (D86.89)
  • secondary syphilis with liver disease (A51.45)
  • syphilis (late) with liver disease (A52.74)
  • toxoplasmosis (acquired) hepatitis (B58.1)
  • tuberculosis with liver disease (A18.83)
Code First
  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • congenital syphilis (A50.0, A50.5)
  • congenital toxoplasmosis (P37.1)
  • infectious mononucleosis with liver disease (B27.0-B27.9 with fifth character 9)
  • schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K70-K77Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

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 v43.1

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