ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95
K70-K77
K70-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.11

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.11

Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites

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Billable/Specific Code

Adult Dx (15-124 years)

K70.11 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K70.11 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K70.11 - other international versions of ICD-10 K70.11 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

K70.11 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 - 124 years inclusive.

The following code(s) above K70.11 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to K70.11:

K00-K95
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the digestive system
K70-K77
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K70-K77
Diseases of liver
Type 1 Excludes
- jaundice NOS (R17)
Type 2 Excludes
- hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
- Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- Wilson's disease (E83.0)
Diseases of liver
K70
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70
Alcoholic liver disease
Use Additional
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Alcoholic liver disease

Approximate Synonyms

Ascites due to alcoholic hepatitis
Chronic alcoholic hepatitis w ascites
Hepatic ascites due to chronic alcoholic hepatitis

ICD-10-CM K70.11 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

432 Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
433 Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with cc
434 Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc

Convert K70.11 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to K70.11:

Type 1 Excludes: R18

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R18
Ascites
Includes
- fluid in peritoneal cavity
Type 1 Excludes
- ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis (K70.31)
- ascites in alcoholic hepatitis (K70.11)
- ascites in toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis (K71.51)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K70.11:

Ascites (abdominal) R18.8
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R18.8
Other ascites
Applicable To
Ascites NOS
Peritoneal effusion (chronic)
- due to
  - hepatitis
    - alcoholic K70.11
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- liver (chronic) (organic) K76.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.9
  Liver disease, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  - alcoholic (chronic) K70.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.9
    Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
    - hepatitis K70.10
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.10
      Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
      - with ascites K70.11
Hepatitis K75.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.9
Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified
Applicable To
Hepatitis NOS
Type 1 Excludes
acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-)
chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-)
viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- alcoholic (acute) (chronic) K70.10
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.10
  Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Adult Dx (15-124 years)
  - with ascites K70.11

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K70.11

K68 Disorders of retroperitoneum

K68.1 Retroperitoneal abscess

K68.11 Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess

K68.12 Psoas muscle abscess

K68.19 Other retroperitoneal abscess

K68.9 Other disorders of retroperitoneum

K70 Alcoholic liver disease

K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver

K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis

K70.10 …… without ascites

K70.11 …… with ascites

K70.2 Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver

K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver

K70.30 …… without ascites

K70.31 …… with ascites

K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure

K70.40 …… without coma

K70.41 …… with coma

K70.9 Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified

K71 Toxic liver disease

K71.0 Toxic liver disease with cholestasis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.11

Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites

Diseases of the digestive system

Diseases of liver

Alcoholic liver disease

Ascites

Other ascites

Liver disease, unspecified

Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified

Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites

Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified

Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites