I27.840 — Fontan-associated liver disease [FALD]
Is I27.840 billable?
Yes — I27.840 is billable for FY2027. I27.840 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I27.840 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I27.840 at a glance
| Code | I27.840 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fontan-associated liver disease [FALD] |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I27.840 group to?
I27.840 sits in MDC 07 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 441Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCCmedical
- 442Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with CCmedical
- 443Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, I27.840 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is I27.840 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I27.840. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Disease, diseased › liver › Fontan-associated
- Circulation › Fontan related › with › Fontan-associated liver disease [FALD]
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I27.840, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I27.840 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
How long has I27.840 existed?
I27.840 first appears in FY2026.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.