K70.10
BillableAlcoholic hepatitis without ascites
Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
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.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute alcoholic hepatitis9953008
- Acute alcoholic liver disease9953008
- Alcohol poisoning82782008
- Ethanol causing toxic effect82782008
- Ethanol poisoning82782008
- Ethyl alcohol poisoning82782008
- Toxic effect of ethanol82782008
- Toxic effect of ethyl alcohol82782008
- Toxic effect of grain alcohol82782008
- AH - Alcoholic hepatitis235875008
- Alcoholic hepatitis235875008
- Drug-induced hepatitis235876009
- Drug-induced chronic hepatitis235889003
- Chronic alcoholic hepatitis307757001
- Steatohepatitis442191002
- Chronic alcoholic liver disease713181003
- Acute on chronic alcoholic liver disease713370005
- Alcoholic steatohepatitis1234778004
- Steatohepatitis caused by ethanol1234778004
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for alcoholic hepatitis without ascites?
The ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic hepatitis without ascites is K70.10. The full clinical description is "Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites". K70.10 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K70.10 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K70.10 represents "Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K70.10 a billable code?
Yes, K70.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K70.10 in?
K70.10 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K70.10?
K70.10 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17).
Are additional codes required with K70.10?
Yes, when using K70.10 you should also code: code to identify:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K70.10 map to?
K70.10 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 235875008, 9953008, 713370005, 82782008, 1234778004, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K70.10?
K70.10 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2887910. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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