K71.1
Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
K71.1 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis. 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 K71.10 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma and K71.11 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, with coma. 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.
- 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.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (12 notes)
- 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.
- drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
- drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Hepatic failure (acute) (chronic) due to drugs