FY2027 ICD-10-CM reference
K70: Alcoholic liver disease
By the HCC Buddy Coding Team
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Alcoholic liver disease. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Nonbillable heading. Verified against the official FY2027 order file.
More specific FY2027 codes
- K70.0: Alcoholic fatty liverBillable code
- K70.1: Alcoholic hepatitisNonbillable heading
- K70.2: Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liverBillable code
- K70.3: Alcoholic cirrhosis of liverNonbillable heading
- K70.4: Alcoholic hepatic failureNonbillable heading
- K70.9: Alcoholic liver disease, unspecifiedBillable code
FY2027 Tabular instructions
Instructions below include applicable chapter, section and parent-code notes. Each note identifies where it appears in the official source.
Excludes2
certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
neoplasms (C00-D49)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes2
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Source: K00-K95 (chapter, inherited).
Excludes1
jaundice NOS (R17)
Source: K70-K77 (section, inherited).
Excludes2
hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
Source: K70-K77 (section, inherited).
Excludes2
Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
Source: K70-K77 (section, inherited).
Excludes2
viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
Source: K70-K77 (section, inherited).
Excludes2
Wilson's disease (E83.01)
Source: K70-K77 (section, inherited).
Instructional note
code to identify:
Source: K70 (category, direct).
Instructional note
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Source: K70 (category, direct).
Compare the FY2027 additions, removals and billable-status changes
What does K70 mean in FY2027?
The official ICD-10-CM descriptor is Alcoholic liver disease. The FY2027 annual edition starts October 1, 2026. Check the edition that applies to the encounter or inpatient discharge, including any April update.
Is K70 billable in FY2027?
The FY2027 order file marks K70 as a nonbillable heading. Select a complete billable child code.
Does K70 map to an HCC?
Risk-model mapping is not applicable to this nonbillable heading. Check a complete billable child code.
Source: CMS FY2027 ICD-10-CM order file. Payment model: CMS CY 2027 Rate Announcement. Read the FY2027 Official Guidelines.
Review the FY2026 April edition