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.

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 to one of these instead K76.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

K76.81Hepatopulmonary syndrome
K76.82Hepatic encephalopathy
K76.89Other specified diseases of liver

Related codes at this level

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

K76.0Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified
K76.1Chronic passive congestion of liver
K76.2Central hemorrhagic necrosis of liver
K76.3Infarction of liver
K76.4Peliosis hepatis
K76.5Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
K76.6Portal hypertension
K76.7Hepatorenal syndrome
K76.9Liver disease, unspecified

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).