Diagnosis Code

K71 TOXIC LIVER DISEASE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K71

Short Description: Toxic liver disease

Long Description: Toxic liver disease

The code K71 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
      • Toxic liver disease (K71)
        • K71 Toxic liver disease

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K71 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
    • drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • alcoholic liver disease (@K70*.-)
    • Budd-Chiari syndrome (@I82.0*)
  • Code First:
    • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (@T36*-@T65* with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K71.0 Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
K71.1 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
K71.10 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma
K71.11 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, with coma
K71.2 Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
K71.3 Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
K71.4 Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
K71.5 Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
K71.50 Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascites
K71.51 Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis with ascites
K71.6 Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K71.7 Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
K71.8 Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
K71.9 Toxic liver disease, unspecified


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