K71
Non-billableToxic liver disease
Toxic liver disease
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
- drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease
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)
- alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
- Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Child Codes (10)
K71.0Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
K71.1Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
K71.2Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
K71.3Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
K71.4Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
K71.5Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
K71.6Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K71.7Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
K71.8Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
K71.9Toxic liver disease, unspecified
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K71?
ICD-10-CM code K71 represents "Toxic liver disease". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K71 a billable code?
No, K71 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under K71.
What chapter is K71 in?
K71 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K71?
K71 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17).
What are the subcategories under K71?
K71 has 10 child codes, including: K71.0 (Toxic liver disease with cholestasis), K71.1 (Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis), K71.2 (Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis), K71.3 (Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis), and 6 more.
Are additional codes required with K71?
Yes, when using K71 you should also code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).
What are the UMLS CUIs for K71?
K71 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0348754, C4290213, C4290214. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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