Current
K71 — Toxic liver disease
Part of Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system , block Diseases of liver (K70-K77) .
Official Notes
Includes
drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
Includes
drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease
Code First
poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use Additional Code
code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes2
alcoholic liver disease ( K70 .-)
Excludes2
Budd-Chiari syndrome ( I82.0 )
Child Codes
- K71.0 Toxic liver disease with cholestasis Billable
- K71.1 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis Has subcodes
- K71.2 Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis Billable
- K71.3 Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis Billable
- K71.4 Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis Billable
- K71.5 Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis Has subcodes
- K71.6 Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified Billable
- K71.7 Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver Billable
- K71.8 Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver Billable
- K71.9 Toxic liver disease, unspecified Billable
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite K71.
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