K74.0A — Hepatic fibrosis, moderate fibrosis
Is K74.0A billable?
Yes — K74.0A is billable for FY2027. K74.0A is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K74.0A may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. K74.0A is new in FY2027.
K74.0A at a glance
| Code | K74.0A |
|---|---|
| Description | Hepatic fibrosis, moderate fibrosis |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
| FY2027 change | New in FY2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K74.0A group to?
K74.0A 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.
- 432Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCCmedical
- 433Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with CCmedical
- 434Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCCmedical
How is K74.0A listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K74.0A. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Fibrosis, fibrotic › liver › moderate
- Fibrosis, fibrotic › liver › stage › F2
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K74.0A.
- Hepatic fibrosis, stage F2
- Moderate hepatic fibrosis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K70-K77
The conditions below can never be reported together with K74.0A 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)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K74
The conditions below can never be reported together with K74.0A 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 first — inherited from K74.0
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before K74.0A. K74.0A describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- underlying liver disease, such as:
- nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (K75.81)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K74.0A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K74.0A 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 K74.0A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K74.0A and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from K74
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether K74.0A is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- , if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)