K70 vs K77
K70 and K77 can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.
The official note, declared on K77
alcoholic hepatitis (K70.1-)
K77
Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Billable
- Chapter 11
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Section
- K70-K77
Indexed under
- Amyloidosis › liver (generalized) (primary)
- Hepatosplenomegaly › hyperlipemic
- Degeneration, degenerative › liverNEC › amyloid
- Disease, diseased › liver › glycogen storage
- Disorder › liver › malarial (of)
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027