K76.0

K76.0: Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K76.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K76.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (K75.81)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K76.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K76: Other diseases of liver

alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-)
cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6)
hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0)
hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0)
pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
portal vein thrombosis (I81)
toxic liver disease (K71.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K76.0 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 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
A56852Billing and Coding: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Severe Obesity
A57145Billing and Coding: Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cirrhosis, cirrhotic›fatty
Fatty›liver NEC
Steatosis›liver NEC
Degeneration, degenerative›fatty›liver NEC
Degeneration, degenerative›liver NEC›fatty NEC
Disease, diseased›liver›fatty, nonalcoholic(NAFLD)
Disease, diseased›liver›metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic(MASLD)
Fatty›liver NEC›nonalcoholic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.