K71.50
K71.50: Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascites
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K71.50 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascites. 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.
- K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
K71.50 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
K71.50 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56669Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disease, diseased›liver›toxic›with›hepatitis NEC›lupoid
- Disease, diseased›liver›toxic›with›hepatitis NEC›chronic›active
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.