K71.2
Billable codeToxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
The ICD-10 code for toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis is K71.2.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K71.0Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
- K71.1Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosisnon-billable header
- K71.3Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
- K71.4Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
- K71.5Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitisnon-billable header
- K71.6Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- K71.7Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
- K71.8Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
- K71.9Toxic liver disease, unspecified
- K71.2Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5733Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K71.2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 441Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC
- DRG 442Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC
- DRG 443Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCC