Is K74.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K74.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K74.0 sit in the tabular list?

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

What cannot be coded together with K74.0?

K74.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K74.0 (K74) and apply to it just the same.

K74.0

K74.0 — Hepatic fibrosis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K74.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hepatic fibrosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

underlying liver disease, such as:
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (K75.81)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K74.0

These are not written on K74.0, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing K74.0 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on K74 — Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver

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)

Risk adjustment

K74.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

K74.0 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead K74.0

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K74. If K74.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K74.0

Is K74.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K74.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K74.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of liver (K70-K77).
What cannot be coded together with K74.0?: K74.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K74.0 (K74) and apply to it just the same.