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ICD-10-CM Code for Alcoholic hepatic failure K70.4

ICD-10 code K70.4 for Alcoholic hepatic failure is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Alcoholic hepatic failure
Acute alcoholic hepatic failure
Alcoholic hepatic failure NOS
Chronic alcoholic hepatic failure
Subacute alcoholic hepatic failure

K70

Use additional code to identify:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

 
K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure
Child Code
Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
Child Code
Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma

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New E&M guidelines
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Help with Coding Substance Abuse ICD-10 CM
Hi! My take on this one based on the ICD-10-CM guidelines and conventions in the tabular is that you would code the K70.30 for the alcoholic cirrhosis without ascites and the F10.20 for alcohol depend... [ Read More ]
Help with Coding Substance Abuse ICD-10 CM substance abuse substance dependence substance use use additional code
Hello All, I am a coder in training, and I have been having a hard time wrapping my head around the F-codes. I am struggling a lot with F10-F19, specifically when to use F1_.10 (___ abuse/dependence/... [ Read More ]
Help Please!! Dx for umbilical hernia...
I am completely stuck on the diagnosis for this impression by the doctor. Impression: Umbilical hernia with open draining wound secondary to acute hepatic encephalopathy and cirrhosis with ascites. ... [ Read More ]
Best code(s) for ESLD due to alcoholic cirrhosis?
Thanks, Rajesh. I found this this morning from an article in a 2016 issue of the Diagnostic Coding Pro in which they did a highlight on this very topic: "Code both end-stage liver disease (K72.90) a... [ Read More ]
Best code(s) for ESLD due to alcoholic cirrhosis?
[b]Esld[/b] Hi, End-stage Liver Disease (ESLD) Chronic liver failure, also called end-stage liver disease, progresses over months, years, or decades. Most often, chronic liver failure is the result... [ Read More ]
Best code(s) for ESLD due to alcoholic cirrhosis?
[QUOTE="rhondatalley, post: 431258, member: 38468"]K70.40 for the liver failure due to alcoholic cirrhosis w/o coma and K70.31 for alcoholic cirrhosis with ascites[/QUOTE] Well I'll be darned! :-) T... [ Read More ]
Best code(s) for ESLD due to alcoholic cirrhosis?
K70.40 for the liver failure due to alcoholic cirrhosis w/o coma and K70.31 for alcoholic cirrhosis with ascites [QUOTE="lynnmcd, post: 431231, member: 486730"]Hi all! I am probably over thinking th... [ Read More ]
Best code(s) for ESLD due to alcoholic cirrhosis?
Hi all! I am probably over thinking this one. As stated above, the doc gave this patient a primary dx of end stage liver disease DUE TO alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. The active dx list at the tim... [ Read More ]
Esophageal, Gastric varices and Liver cirrhosis and Portal hypertension and Tips
[b]Coding Clinic[/b] Bleeding gastric varices due to alcoholic cirrhosis/hepatitis ICD-9-CM Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2002 Page: 4 Effective with discharges: August 1, 2002 Related Infor... [ Read More ]
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