K76.9

K76.9: Liver disease, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K76.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for liver disease, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K76.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K76.9

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

K76.9 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56767Billing and Coding: Heavy Metal Testing
A56798Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
A57718Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Damage›liver(nontraumatic)
Disease, diseased›liver(chronic) (organic)
Disorder›liver
Lesion›liver

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.