ICD-10-CM Code K76.81
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.K76.81 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
Coding Notes for K76.81 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
- codeFirst:
- Underlying liver disease, such as:
- Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver See code K70.3-
- Cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol See code K74.6-
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #205-206 - Other respiratory system diagnoses with MCC.
- DRG Group #205-206 - Other respiratory system diagnoses without MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K76.81 - Hepatopulmonary syndrome'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K76.81. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
(exact match)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 573.5 was previously used, K76.81 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: K76.8 - Other specified diseases of liver