K70.9
BillableAlcoholic liver disease, unspecified
Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified
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
- BOV - Bleeding esophageal varices17709002
- BOV - Bleeding oesophageal varices17709002
- Bleeding esophageal varices17709002
- Bleeding oesophageal varices17709002
- Esophageal varices with bleeding17709002
- Esophageal varices with hemorrhage17709002
- Oesophageal varices with bleeding17709002
- Oesophageal varices with haemorrhage17709002
- ALD - Alcoholic liver disease41309000
- Alcoholic liver damage41309000
- Alcoholic liver disease41309000
- Esophageal varices associated with another disorder195474004
- Oesophageal varices associated with another disorder195474004
- Chronic alcoholic liver disease713181003
- Bleeding esophageal varices due to alcoholic liver disease1197698005
- Bleeding oesophageal varices due to alcoholic liver disease1197698005
- Esophageal varices with bleeding due to alcoholic liver disease1197698005
- Oesophageal varices with bleeding due to alcoholic liver disease1197698005
UMLS
- ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISC0023896
- ALD - Alcoholic liver diseaseC0023896
- Alcoholic Liver DiseaseC0023896
- Alcoholic Liver DiseasesC0023896
- Alcoholic liver diseaseC0023896
- Alcoholic liver disease NOSC0023896
- Alcoholic liver disease, unspecifiedC0023896
- Hepatopathy alcoholicC0023896
- LIVER DIS ALCOHOLICC0023896
- Liver Disease, AlcoholicC0023896
- Liver Diseases, AlcoholicC0023896
- alcohol induced liver disorderC0023896
- alcoholic disease liverC0023896
- alcoholic diseases liverC0023896
- alcoholic liver diseaseC0023896
- alcoholic liver diseasesC0023896
- alcoholics disease liverC0023896
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K70.9?
ICD-10-CM code K70.9 represents "Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K70.9 a billable code?
Yes, K70.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K70.9 in?
K70.9 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K70.9?
K70.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17).
Are additional codes required with K70.9?
Yes, when using K70.9 you should also code: code to identify:; alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K70.9 map to?
K70.9 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 41309000, 17709002, 1197698005, 713181003, 195474004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K70.9?
K70.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0023896. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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