DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 11

K70-K77 Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

Block K70-K77 groups 8 categories with 65 billable codes in FY2027. 2 codes are new this year.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K70-K77 Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
8
Billable codes
65
CC codes
2
MCC codes
11
HCC V28 codes
30
New FY2027
2

Categories in K70-K77

  • K70

    Alcoholic liver disease

    Zieve's syndrome → K70.0

    • 9 billable codes
    • 1 MCC
    • 6 with HCC
  • K71

    Toxic liver disease

    Flap, liver → K71.3

    • 12 billable codes
    • 1 MCC
    • 5 with HCC
  • K72

    Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

    Shockliver → K72.00

    • 6 billable codes
    • 4 MCC
    • 4 with HCC
  • K73

    Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

    Hepatitischronic → K73.9

    • 5 billable codes
    • 5 with HCC
  • K74

    Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver

    Hanot's cirrhosis or disease → K74.3

    • 11 billable codes
    • 5 with HCC
    • 1 new
  • K75

    Other inflammatory liver diseases

    Hepatitis → K75.9

    • 8 billable codes
    • 2 MCC
    • 1 with HCC
  • K76

    Other diseases of liver

    Hepatosis → K76.89

    • 13 billable codes
    • 1 CC
    • 3 MCC
    • 4 with HCC
    • 1 new
  • K77

    Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

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    • Billable, no subdivisions
    • 1 CC

FY2027 changes in K70-K77

  • K74.0A Hepatic fibrosis, moderate fibrosis New FY2027
  • K76.83 Intestinal failure-associated liver disease New FY2027

Index main terms

  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) → K70, K74, K76 (48 entries)
  • Disease, diseased → K70, K71, K72, K75, K76 (40 entries)
  • Hepatitis → K70, K71, K72, K73, K74, K75 (23 entries)
  • Failure, failed → K70, K71, K72, K76 (17 entries)
  • Degeneration, degenerative → K70, K71, K72, K76 (12 entries)
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic → K70, K74, K76 (12 entries)
  • Sclerosis, sclerotic → K70, K74, K76 (7 entries)
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of) → K72 (6 entries)
  • Syndrome → K76 (6 entries)
  • Ascites (abdominal) → K70, K71, K73 (4 entries)
  • Cholestasis NEC → K71, K76 (4 entries)
  • Fatty → K70, K76 (3 entries)
  • Laennec's cirrhosis → K70, K74 (3 entries)
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) → K75 (2 entries)
  • Congestion, congestive → K76 (2 entries)

+59 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes1

  • jaundice NOS (R17) R17

Excludes2

  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-) E83.11
  • Reye's syndrome (G93.7) G93.7
  • viral hepatitis (B15-B19) B15 B19
  • Wilson's disease (E83.01) E83.01

Notes that also apply

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.