ICD-10-CM K71: Toxic liver disease

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for K71

Toxic liver disease

Coding Notes & Guidelines for K71

Includes Notes
  • drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
  • drug-induced toxic (predictable) liver disease
Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0)
Code First

poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use Additional Code

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Inclusion Terms
  • Cholestasis with hepatocyte injury
  • 'Pure' cholestasis
Inclusion Terms

Hepatic failure (acute) (chronic) due to drugs

Inclusion Terms

Toxic liver disease with lupoid hepatitis

Inclusion Terms
  • Toxic liver disease with focal nodular hyperplasia
  • Toxic liver disease with hepatic granulomas
  • Toxic liver disease with peliosis hepatis
  • Toxic liver disease with veno-occlusive disease of liver

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for K71):

K71.0 - Toxic liver disease with cholestasis K71.1 - Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis K71.10 - Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma K71.11 - Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, with coma K71.2 - Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis K71.3 - Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis K71.4 - Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis K71.5 - Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis K71.50 - Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascites K71.51 - Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis with ascites K71.6 - Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified K71.7 - Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver K71.8 - Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver K71.9 - Toxic liver disease, unspecified

About ICD-10-CM Code K71 (Toxic liver disease)

ICD-10-CM code K71 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM K71 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about K71 - Toxic liver disease. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Toxic liver disease.