DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

K75 Other inflammatory liver diseases

  • Header · not billable

K75 is not billable. The category heads 8 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K70-K77 Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
  3. K75 Other inflammatory liver diseases
Billable codes
8
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 2
HCC V28 codes
1
New FY2027
0
Index entries
24

Codes in K75

  1. K75.0
    Abscess of liver
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 5, Excludes1 3, Excludes2 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Cholangitic hepatic abscess
    • Hematogenic hepatic abscess
    • Hepatic abscess NOS
    • Lymphogenic hepatic abscess
    • Pylephlebitic hepatic abscess

    Excludes1

    • amebic liver abscess (A06.4) A06.4
    • cholangitis without liver abscess (K83.09) K83.09
    • pylephlebitis without liver abscess (K75.1) K75.1

    Excludes2

    • acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (B17.9) B17.9
    • acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (K72.0) K72.0
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.8) K73.8
  2. K75.1
    Phlebitis of portal vein
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Pylephlebitis

    Excludes1

    • pylephlebitic liver abscess (K75.0) K75.0
  3. K75.2
    Nonspecific reactive hepatitis
    Billable
    Excludes1 3

    Excludes1

    • acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-) K72.0
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-) K73
    • viral hepatitis (B15-B19) B15 B19
  4. K75.3
    Granulomatous hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
    Billable
    Excludes1 3

    Excludes1

    • acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-) K72.0
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-) K73
    • viral hepatitis (B15-B19) B15 B19
  5. K75.4
    Autoimmune hepatitis
    Billable65
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Lupoid hepatitis NEC
  6. K75.8
    Other specified inflammatory liver diseases
    Header
  7. K75.81
    Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Use additional code 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

    Use additional code

    • code, if applicable, hepatic fibrosis (K74.0-) K74.0
  8. K75.89
    Other specified inflammatory liver diseases
    Billable
  9. K75.9
    Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatitis NOS

    Excludes1

    • acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-) K72.0
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-) K73
    • viral hepatitis (B15-B19) B15 B19

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At K75

Excludes2

  • toxic liver disease (K71.-) K71

Notes that also apply

Block K70-K77 instructions (Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

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

Index entries

  • Pylephlebitis → K75.1
  • Pylethrombophlebitis → K75.1
  • Pylethrombosis → K75.1
  • Steatohepatitis (nonalcoholic) (NASH) → K75.81
  • Hepatocholangitis → K75.89
  • Hepatitis → K75.9
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)hepatic (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) → K75.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) → K75.0
  • Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative)portal (vein) → K75.1
  • Pyemia, pyemic (fever) (infection) (purulent)liver → K75.1
  • Pyemia, pyemic (fever) (infection) (purulent)portal → K75.1
  • Thrombophlebitisportal (vein) → K75.1
  • Hepatitisreactive, nonspecific → K75.2
  • Granulomahepatic NEC → K75.3
  • Hepatitisgranulomatous NEC → K75.3
  • Hepatitisautoimmune → K75.4
  • Hepatitislupoid NEC → K75.4
  • Steatohepatitis (nonalcoholic) (NASH)metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) → K75.81
  • Hepatitisbacterial NEC → K75.89
  • Hepatitischolangiolitic → K75.89
  • Hepatitischolestatic → K75.89
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)liver (capsule)suppurative → K75.0
  • Disease, diseasedliver (chronic) (organic)inflammatory → K75.9
  • Disease, diseasedliver (chronic) (organic)inflammatoryspecified NEC → K75.89

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