Is K76.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K76.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K76.89 sit in the tabular list?

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

K76.89

K76.89 — Other specified diseases of liver

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K76.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified diseases of liver. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Cyst (simple) of liver
Focal nodular hyperplasia of liver
Hepatoptosis

Risk adjustment

K76.89 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.

Medicare coverage

K76.89 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
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

How K76.89 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K76.89.

Hepatalgia
Hepatoptosis
Hepatosis
Cholestasis NEC›due to total parenteral nutrition(TPN)
Cholestasis NEC›intrahepatic
Cyst›liver(idiopathic) (simple)
Degeneration, degenerative›liver NEC(diffuse)
Distension, distention›liver
Dysfunction›hepatic
Dysfunction›liver
Hematoma›liver(subcapsular) (nontraumatic)
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›liver

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K76.8. If K76.89 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K76.89

Is K76.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K76.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K76.89 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Diseases of liver (K70-K77).