K70.1
Non-billableAlcoholic hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
- Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- Wilson's disease (E83.01)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Child Codes (2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- AH - Alcoholic hepatitisC0019187
- Alcoholic HepatitisC0019187
- Alcoholic hepatitisC0019187
- Alcoholic hepatitis (disorder)C0019187
- Hepatitis alcoholicC0019187
- Hepatitis, AlcoholicC0019187
- alcohol hepatitisC0019187
- alcoholic hepatitisC0019187
- alcoholics hepatitisC0019187
- hepatitis alcoholC0019187
- hepatitis alcoholicC0019187
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K70.1?
ICD-10-CM code K70.1 represents "Alcoholic hepatitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K70.1 a billable code?
No, K70.1 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under K70.1.
What chapter is K70.1 in?
K70.1 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K70.1?
K70.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17).
What are the subcategories under K70.1?
K70.1 has 2 child codes, including: K70.10 (Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites), K70.11 (Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites).
Are additional codes required with K70.1?
Yes, when using K70.1 you should also code: code to identify:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-).
What are the UMLS CUIs for K70.1?
K70.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0019187. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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