ICD-10-CM Code K70.2
Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Adult Only
Code is only used for patients 15 years old or older.K70.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code K70 is used to code Fatty liver
Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a reversible condition wherein large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells via the process of steatosis (i.e., abnormal retention of lipids within a cell). Despite having multiple causes, fatty liver can be considered a single disease that occurs worldwide in those with excessive alcohol intake and the obese (with or without effects of insulin resistance). The condition is also associated with other diseases that influence fat metabolism. When this process of fat metabolism is disrupted, the fat can accumulate in the liver in excessive amounts, thus resulting in a fatty liver. It is difficult to distinguish alcoholic FLD from nonalcoholic FLD, and both show microvesicular and macrovesicular fatty changes at different stages.
| Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
| MeSH Codes: | , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 571.0, 571.8 |
Micrograph showing a fatty liver (macrovesicular steatosis), as seen in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Trichrome stain.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #432-434 - Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with MCC.
- DRG Group #432-434 - Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with CC.
- DRG Group #432-434 - Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis without CC or MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K70.2 - Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code K70.2 and a single ICD9 code, 571.2 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: K70 - Alcoholic liver disease