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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •hemochromatosisE83.11
- •Reye's syndromeG93.7
- •viral hepatitisB15-B19
- •Wilson's diseaseE83.01
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify:
- •alcohol abuse and dependenceF10
Related Codes(5)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(63)
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
Clinical Terms
- alcoholic liver diseases
- Bleeding oesophageal varices due to alcoholic liver disease
- Oesophageal varices with bleeding
- Bleeding oesophageal varices
- alcoholic disease liver
- BOV - Bleeding oesophageal varices
- Esophageal varices associated with another disorder
- ALD - Alcoholic liver disease
- Esophageal varices with hemorrhage
- Oesophageal varices associated with another disorder
- Alcoholic liver damage
- Esophageal varices with bleeding
- LIVER DIS ALCOHOLIC
- alcohol induced liver disorder
- Liver Diseases, Alcoholic
- Hepatopathy alcoholic
- alcoholics disease liver
- Alcoholic liver disease NOS
- BOV - Bleeding esophageal varices
- Liver Disease, Alcoholic
- Bleeding esophageal varices
- alcoholic diseases liver
- ALCOHOLIC LIVER DIS
- Chronic alcoholic liver disease
- Oesophageal varices with haemorrhage
- Esophageal varices with bleeding due to alcoholic liver disease
- Oesophageal varices with bleeding due to alcoholic liver disease
- Bleeding esophageal varices due to alcoholic liver disease
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for alcoholic liver disease, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic liver disease, unspecified is K70.9. The full clinical description is "Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified". K70.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K70.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K70.9 represents “Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified”. 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 K70.9 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, also report: ; 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.
How does K70.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like alcoholic liver disease, unspecified affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of K70.9?
K70.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: DB94.Z (Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified).
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