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ICD-10-CM Code for Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified K76.0

ICD-10 code K76.0 for Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Excludes1: nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (K75.81)

K76

Excludes2: 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.-)

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