K74

K74: Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K74 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

alcoholic cirrhosis (of liver) (K70.3)
alcoholic fibrosis of liver (K70.2)
cardiac sclerosis of liver (K76.1)
cirrhosis (of liver) with toxic liver disease (K71.7)
congenital cirrhosis (of liver) (P78.81)
pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

, if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)

Other codes that can never be billed with K74

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K74.02Hepatic fibrosis, advanced fibrosis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead K74

7 child codes. Green means billable.