K76.8

Other specified diseases of liver

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.

K76.8 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other specified diseases of liver. 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 K76.81 Hepatopulmonary syndrome, K76.82 Hepatic encephalopathy, K76.83 Intestinal failure-associated liver disease and K76.89 Other specified diseases of liver. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 20 Excludes2 entries.

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.

Inherited from K76 Other diseases of liver
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-)
  • cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6)
  • hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0)
  • hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0)
  • pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
  • portal vein thrombosis (I81)
  • toxic liver disease (K71.-)
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)

More specific codes under K76.8 4