2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.4

Alcoholic hepatic failure

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • K70.4 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K70.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K70.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 K70.4 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Acute alcoholic hepatic failure
  • Alcoholic hepatic failure NOS
  • Chronic alcoholic hepatic failure
  • Subacute alcoholic hepatic failure
The following code(s) above K70.4 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 K70.4:
  • 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
    Diseases of liver
  • K70
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70

    Alcoholic liver disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Use Additional
    • code to identify:
    • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
    Alcoholic liver disease
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 K70.4:
  • Type 1 Excludes: K72
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72

    Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
    • liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
    • malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
    • yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
    Type 1 Excludes
    • alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
    • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
    • icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
    • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
    • hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-)
    • viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K70.4
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
K71.1 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
K71.10 …… without coma
K71.11 …… with coma
K71.2 Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
K71.3 Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis

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