ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K71.1
Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
Diseases of the digestive system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- K71.1
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K71 — Toxic liver disease
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K71.1 is a category (header) for toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in K71
- K71Toxic liver disease
- K71.0Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
- K71.10Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma
- K71.11Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, with coma
- K71.2Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
- K71.3Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
- K71.4Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
- K71.5Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
- K71.50Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascites
- K71.51Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis with ascites
- K71.6Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- K71.7Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
- K71.8Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
- K71.9Toxic liver disease, unspecified
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