Is K71.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K71.3 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of liver (K70-K77).

K71.3

K71.3 — Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

K71.3 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 65 Chronic Hepatitis0.185 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.

Medicare coverage

K71.3 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56669Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease

How K71.3 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K71.3.

Flap, liver
Asterixis›in liver disease
Disease, diseased›liver›toxic›with›hepatitis NEC›chronic›persistent

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K71. If K71.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K71.3

Is K71.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K71.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K71.3 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of liver (K70-K77).