K74.00

K74.00: Hepatic fibrosis, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K74.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hepatic fibrosis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K74.00

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

Medicare coverage

K74.00 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56727Billing and Coding: Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Fibrosis, fibrotic›liver

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.