K70.0
K70.0: Alcoholic fatty liver
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K70.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic fatty liver. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K70.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Zieve's syndrome
- Cirrhosis, cirrhotic›fatty›alcoholic
- Fatty›liver NEC›alcoholic
- Cirrhosis, cirrhotic›liver›alcoholic›fatty
- Degeneration, degenerative›fatty›liver NEC›alcoholic
- Degeneration, degenerative›liver NEC›fatty NEC›alcoholic
- Disease, diseased›liver›alcoholic›fatty liver
- Disease, diseased›liver›fatty, nonalcoholic›alcoholic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.