K76.1
K76.1: Chronic passive congestion of liver
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K76.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic passive congestion of liver. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K76.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Cardiac cirrhosis
- Cardiac sclerosis
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K76.1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on K76: Other diseases of liver
Other codes that can never be billed with K76.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K74Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K76.1 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Nutmeg liver
- Cirrhosis, cirrhotic›cardiac(of liver)
- Cirrhosis, cirrhotic›congestive
- Cirrhosis, cirrhotic›stasis
- Congestion, congestive›hepatic
- Congestion, congestive›liver
- Stasis›liver(cirrhotic)
- Sclerosis, sclerotic›liver›cardiac
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.