K70.4 — Alcoholic hepatic failure
Is K70.4 billable?
No — K70.4 is a non-billable header code. K70.4 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath K70.4.
Billable codes under this header
K70.4 at a glance
| Code | K70.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Alcoholic hepatic failure |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K70.4.
- Acute alcoholic hepatic failure
- Alcoholic hepatic failure NOS
- Chronic alcoholic hepatic failure
- Subacute alcoholic hepatic failure
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K70-K77
The conditions below can never be reported together with K70.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- jaundice NOS (R17)
Use additional code — inherited from K70
Report an additional code alongside K70.4 to fully describe the condition. K70.4 is sequenced first.
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K70.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K70.4 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K70-K77
The conditions below are not part of K70.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K70.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under K70.4? (2)
How long has K70.4 existed?
K70.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.