DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

K76 Other diseases of liver

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K76 is not billable. The category heads 13 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

FY2027 changes under K76: 1 billable code added. All FY2027 changes.

ICD-10 code by name

What is the ICD-10 code for portal hypertension?
Portal hypertension ICD-10 code: K76.6 Portal hypertension. Search ICD-10 for portal hypertension

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K70-K77 Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
  3. K76 Other diseases of liver
Billable codes
13
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
1 / 3
HCC V28 codes
4
New FY2027
1
Index entries
70

Codes in K76

  1. K76.0
    Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
    • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

    Excludes1

    • nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (K75.81) K75.81
  2. K76.1
    Chronic passive congestion of liver
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Cardiac cirrhosis
    • Cardiac sclerosis
  3. K76.2
    Central hemorrhagic necrosis of liver
    BillableMCC
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • liver necrosis with hepatic failure (K72.-) K72
  4. K76.3
    Infarction of liver
    BillableMCC
  5. K76.4
    Peliosis hepatis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatic angiomatosis
  6. K76.5
    Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
    Billable
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0) I82.0
  7. K76.6
    Portal hypertension
    BillableCC63
    Use additional code 2

    Use additional code

    • code for any associated complications, such as:
    • portal hypertensive gastropathy (K31.89) K31.89
  8. K76.7
    Hepatorenal syndrome
    BillableMCC63
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • hepatorenal syndrome following labor and delivery (O90.41) O90.41
    • postprocedural hepatorenal syndrome (K91.83) K91.83
  9. K76.8
    Other specified diseases of liver
    Header
  10. K76.81
    Hepatopulmonary syndrome
    Billable63
    Code first 3

    Code first

    • underlying liver disease, such as:
    • alcoholic cirrhosis of liver (K70.3-) K70.3
    • cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol (K74.6-) K74.6
  11. K76.82
    Hepatic encephalopathy
    Billable63
    Inclusion terms 4, Excludes1 4, Code also 9

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatic encephalopathy, NOS
    • Hepatic encephalopathy without coma
    • Hepatocerebral intoxication
    • Portal-systemic encephalopathy

    Excludes1

    • acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma (K72.01) K72.01
    • alcoholic hepatic failure with coma (K70.41) K70.41
    • chronic hepatic failure with coma (K72.11) K72.11
    • hepatic failure with coma (K72.91) K72.91

    Code also

    • underlying liver disease, such as:
    • acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma (K72.00) K72.00
    • alcoholic hepatic failure without coma (K70.40) K70.40
    • chronic hepatic failure without coma (K72.10) K72.10
    • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease without coma (K71.10) K71.10
    • hepatic failure without coma (K72.90) K72.90
    • icterus of newborn (P55-P59) P55 P59
    • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82) K91.82
    • viral hepatitis without hepatic coma (B15.9, B16.1, B16.9, B17.10, B19.10, B19.20, B19.9) B15.9 B16.1 B16.9 B17.10 B19.10 B19.20 B19.9
  12. K76.83
    Intestinal failure-associated liver disease New FY2027
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • IFALD

    Excludes1

    • intestinal failure (K90.83) K90.83
  13. K76.89
    Other specified diseases of liver
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Cyst (simple) of liver
    • Focal nodular hyperplasia of liver
    • Hepatoptosis
  14. K76.9
    Liver disease, unspecified
    Billable

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 K76

Excludes2

  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-) K70
  • amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-) E85
  • cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6) Q44.6
  • hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0) I82.0
  • hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0) R16.0
  • pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110) E83.110
  • portal vein thrombosis (I81) I81
  • 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

  • Nutmeg liver → K76.1
  • Banti's disease or syndrome (with cirrhosis) (with portal hypertension) → K76.6
  • IFALD (intestinal failure-associated liver disease) → K76.83
  • Hepatalgia → K76.89
  • Hepatoptosis → K76.89
  • Hepatosis → K76.89
  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver)fatty → K76.0
  • Fattyliver NEC → K76.0
  • Steatosisliver NEC → K76.0
  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver)cardiac (of liver) → K76.1
  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver)congestive → K76.1
  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver)stasis → K76.1
  • Congestion, congestivehepatic → K76.1
  • Congestion, congestiveliver → K76.1
  • Stasisliver (cirrhotic) → K76.1
  • Infarct, infarctionhepatic → K76.3
  • Infarct, infarctionliver → K76.3
  • Angiomatosisliver → K76.4
  • Peliosis (rheumatica)hepatis → K76.4
  • Fibrosis, fibrotichepatolienal (portal hypertension) → K76.6
  • Fibrosis, fibrotichepatosplenic (portal hypertension) → K76.6
  • Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)portal (due to chronic liver disease) (idiopathic) → K76.6
  • Degeneration, degenerativehepatorenal → K76.7
  • Failure, failedhepatorenal → K76.7
  • Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) (congenital)cholemic → K76.7
  • Syndromehepatorenal → K76.7
  • Syndromehepatourologic → K76.7
  • SyndromeHeyd's → K76.7
  • Syndromeliver-kidney → K76.7
  • Syndromeurohepatic → K76.7
  • Syndromehepatopulmonary → K76.81
  • Encephalopathy (acute)hepatic (without coma) → K76.82
  • Encephalopathy (acute)portal-systemic → K76.82
  • Intoxicationhepatocerebral → K76.82
  • Cholestasis NECdue to total parenteral nutrition (TPN) → K76.89
  • Cholestasis NECintrahepatic → K76.89
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)liver (idiopathic) (simple) → K76.89
  • Degeneration, degenerativeliver (diffuse) NEC → K76.89
  • Distension, distentionliver → K76.89
  • Dysfunctionhepatic → K76.89

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