K71.5
Header — not billableToxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
The ICD-10 code for toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis is K71.5.
K71.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Toxic liver disease with lupoid hepatitis
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •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
- K71.2Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
- K71.3Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
- K71.4Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
- 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
- K71.5Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitisnon-billable header