K70.40
K70.40: Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K70.40 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic hepatic failure without coma. 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
K70.40 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 63 Chronic Liver Failure/End-Stage Liver Disorders0.962 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
K70.40 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Failure, failed›hepatic›alcoholic(acute) (chronic) (subacute)
- Disease, diseased›liver›alcoholic›failure
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.