Is K76.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K76.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K76.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

K76.8

K76.8 — Other specified diseases of liver

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K76.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified diseases of liver. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K76.8

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of K76.8, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

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

K76.8 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

K76.8 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 K76.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K76. If K76.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K76.8

Is K76.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K76.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K76.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of liver (K70-K77).