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  2. K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
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  5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.11

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.11

Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 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 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K70.11 became effective on October 1, 2020.
  • 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
    2021 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
    2021 ICD-10-CM Range K70-K77

    Diseases of liver

    Type 1 Excludes
    • jaundice NOS (R17)
    Type 2 Excludes
    Diseases of liver
  • K70
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70

    Alcoholic liver disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    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 v38.0):
  • 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
Code annotations containing back-references to K70.11:
  • Type 1 Excludes: R18
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R18

    Ascites

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    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

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Ascites NOS
    • Peritoneal effusion (chronic)
  • 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 Billable/Specific Code
      • alcoholic (chronic) K70.9
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.9

        Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified

          2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 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 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

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    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 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

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