K70.41
K70.41: Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K70.41 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alcoholic hepatic failure with 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.
Risk adjustment
K70.41 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
K70.41 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56669Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease
- A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Failure, failed›hepatic›alcoholic›with coma
- Disease, diseased›liver›alcoholic›failure›with coma
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.