K74 — Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
Is K74 billable?
No — K74 is a non-billable header code. K74 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 11 billable codes beneath K74.
Billable codes under this header
- K74.1Hepatic sclerosis
- K74.2Hepatic fibrosis with hepatic sclerosis
- K74.3Primary biliary cirrhosis
- K74.4Secondary biliary cirrhosis
- K74.5Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified
- K74.00Hepatic fibrosis, unspecified
- K74.01Hepatic fibrosis, early fibrosis
- K74.0AHepatic fibrosis, moderate fibrosis
- K74.02Hepatic fibrosis, advanced fibrosis
- K74.60Unspecified cirrhosis of liver
- K74.69Other cirrhosis of liver
K74 at a glance
| Code | K74 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with K74 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether K74 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- , if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K70-K77
The conditions below can never be reported together with K74 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K74, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K74 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 K74, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K74 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under K74? (7)
How long has K74 existed?
K74 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.
Which codes are confused with K74?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with K74 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.