K71.1 — Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
Is K71.1 billable?
No — K71.1 is a non-billable header code. K71.1 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 K71.1.
Billable codes under this header
K71.1 at a glance
| Code | K71.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis |
| 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 K71.1.
- Hepatic failure (acute) (chronic) due to drugs
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K70-K77
The conditions below can never be reported together with K71.1 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)
Code first — inherited from K71
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before K71.1. K71.1 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use additional code — inherited from K71
Report an additional code alongside K71.1 to fully describe the condition. K71.1 is sequenced first.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K71.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K71.1 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 K71.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K71.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from K71
The conditions below are not part of K71.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K71.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under K71.1? (2)
How long has K71.1 existed?
K71.1 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.
What other codes are in the K71 family? (9)
- K71.0Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
- 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 hepatitisnot billable
- 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