ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
K70-K77 Diseases of liver
K75- Other inflammatory liver diseases
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.0

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.0

Abscess of liver

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Billable/Specific Code

K75.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K75.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K75.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 K75.0 may differ.

Applicable To

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

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as K75.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

amebic liver abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A06.4
Amebic liver abscess
Applicable To
- Hepatic amebiasis
A06.4
)
cholangitis without liver abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K83.09
Other cholangitis
Applicable To
- Ascending cholangitis
- Cholangitis NOS
- Primary cholangitis
- Recurrent cholangitis
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Secondary cholangitis
- Stenosing cholangitis
- Suppurative cholangitis
K83.09
)
pylephlebitis without liver abscess (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.1
Phlebitis of portal vein
Applicable To
- Pylephlebitis
Type 1 Excludes
- pylephlebitic liver abscess (K75.0)
K75.1
)

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes Help

A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (K75.0) and the excluded code together.

acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B17.9
Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified
Applicable To
- Acute hepatitis NOS
- Acute infectious hepatitis NOS
B17.9
)
acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.0
Acute and subacute hepatic failure
Applicable To
- Acute non-viral hepatitis NOS
K72.0
)
chronic hepatitis NEC (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K73.8
Other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K73.8
)

The following code(s) above K75.0 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 K75.0:

K00-K95
2022 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
2022 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
K75
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75
Other inflammatory liver diseases
Type 2 Excludes
- toxic liver disease (K71.-)
Other inflammatory liver diseases

Approximate Synonyms

Liver abscess

Clinical Information

A bacterial, parasitic, or fungal abscess that develops in the liver. It is usually the result of an abdominal infection, trauma, or surgery in the right upper quadrant. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever.
Solitary or multiple collections of pus within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
Solitary or multiple collections of pus within the liver; usually associated with systemic manifestations of toxemia and clinical signs of disease in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.

ICD-10-CM K75.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert K75.0 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

Code annotations containing back-references to K75.0:

Type 1 Excludes: K75.1
, K83.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.1
Phlebitis of portal vein
Applicable To
- Pylephlebitis
Type 1 Excludes
- pylephlebitic liver abscess (K75.0)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K83.0
Cholangitis
Type 1 Excludes
- cholangitic liver abscess (K75.0)
- cholangitis with choledocholithiasis (K80.3-, K80.4-)
Type 2 Excludes
- chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (K74.3)
- primary biliary cholangitis (K74.3)
- primary biliary cirrhosis (K74.3)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K75.0:

Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L02.91
Cutaneous abscess, unspecified
- hepatic (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) K75.0
- liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic) K75.0
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- liver (capsule) - see also Hepatitis
  - suppurative K75.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K75.0

K74.02 …… advanced fibrosis

K74.1 Hepatic sclerosis

K74.2 Hepatic fibrosis with hepatic sclerosis

K74.3 Primary biliary cirrhosis

K74.4 Secondary biliary cirrhosis

K74.5 Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified

K74.6 Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liver

K74.60 Unspecified cirrhosis of liver

K74.69 Other cirrhosis of liver

K75 Other inflammatory liver diseases

K75.0 Abscess of liver

K75.1 Phlebitis of portal vein

K75.2 Nonspecific reactive hepatitis

K75.3 Granulomatous hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

K75.4 Autoimmune hepatitis

K75.8 Other specified inflammatory liver diseases

K75.81 Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

K75.89 Other specified inflammatory liver diseases

K75.9 Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified

K76 Other diseases of liver

K76.0 Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

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

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.0

Abscess of liver

Amebic liver abscess

Other cholangitis

Phlebitis of portal vein

Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified

Acute and subacute hepatic failure

Other chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified

Diseases of the digestive system

Diseases of liver

Other inflammatory liver diseases

Phlebitis of portal vein

Cholangitis

Cutaneous abscess, unspecified