Diseases of liver - K70-K77
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- jaundice NOS (R17)
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
- Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- Wilson's disease (E83.01)
These ranges represents Categories of Diseases of liver. The "K70-K77" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- K70 - Alcoholic liver disease
- K71 - Toxic liver disease
- K72 - Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
- K73 - Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- K74 - Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
- K75 - Other inflammatory liver diseases
- K76 - Other diseases of liver
- K77 - Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere