Alphabetic Index FY2027

K71

Toxic liver disease

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K70–K77 Diseases of liver

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

K71 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for toxic liver disease. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K71.0 Toxic liver disease with cholestasis, K71.1 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, K71.2 Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis, K71.3 Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis and 6 more. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction, a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 14 Excludes2 entries.

Code first

If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.

This code
  • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code
  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from K70–K77 Diseases of liver
  • jaundice NOS (R17)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0)
Also from chapter/block level (12 notes)
Inherited from K70–K77 Diseases of liver
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
  • 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)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

This code
  • drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
  • drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease

More specific codes under K71 10