Diagnosis Code

K75.0 ABSCESS OF LIVER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K75.0

Short Description: Abscess of liver

Long Description: Abscess of liver

The code K75.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
      • Other inflammatory liver diseases (K75)
        • K75.0 Abscess of liver

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of liver
  • Abscess of liver
  • Abscess of liver
  • Bacterial liver abscess
  • Liver abscess and sequelae of chronic liver disease
  • Liver abscess due to cholangitis
  • Liver abscess due to direct extension
  • Liver abscess due to portal pyemia
  • Liver abscess via hepatic artery
  • Liver abscess via umbilicus
  • Lymphogenic liver abscess
  • Pyogenic hepatic abscess
  • Sequela of chronic liver disease

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K75.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Mcc (441)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Cc (442)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis Without Cc/mcc (443)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K75.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Cholangitic hepatic abscess
    • Hematogenic hepatic abscess
    • Hepatic abscess NOS
    • Lymphogenic hepatic abscess
    • Pylephlebitic hepatic abscess
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • amebic liver abscess (@A06.4*)
    • cholangitis without liver abscess (@K83.09*)
    • pylephlebitis without liver abscess (@K75.1*)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (@B17.9*)
    • acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (@K72.0*)
    • chronic hepatitis NEC (@K73.8*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K75.0 Right Arrow 572.0 Abscess of liver

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K75 Other inflammatory liver diseases
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


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