K75.81
K75.81: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K75.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (nash). It is valid for submission on a claim.
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- code, if applicable, hepatic fibrosis (K74.0-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
Other codes that can never be billed with K75.81
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K76.0Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K75.81 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56422Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
- A56669Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease
- A56852Billing and Coding: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Severe Obesity
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Steatohepatitis(nonalcoholic) (NASH)
- Steatohepatitis›metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis(MASH)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.