Diagnosis Code

K70 ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K70

Short Description: Alcoholic liver disease

Long Description: Alcoholic liver disease

The code K70 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
      • Alcoholic liver disease (K70)
        • K70 Alcoholic liver disease

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K70 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

    Similar Codes

    ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
    K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver
    K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis
    K70.10 Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
    K70.11 Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites
    K70.2 Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
    K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver
    K70.30 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites
    K70.31 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites
    K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure
    K70.40 Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
    K70.41 Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
    K70.9 Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified


    This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023