K77
Billable codeLiver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
The ICD-10 code for liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere is K77.
Clinical notes
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- alcoholic hepatitis (K70.1-)
- alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
- cytomegaloviral hepatitis (B25.1)
- herpesviral [herpes simplex] hepatitis (B00.81)
- mumps hepatitis (B26.81)
- sarcoidosis with liver disease (D86.89)
- secondary syphilis with liver disease (A51.45)
- syphilis (late) with liver disease (A52.74)
- toxoplasmosis (acquired) hepatitis (B58.1)
- tuberculosis with liver disease (A18.83)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •This code represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K70Alcoholic liver diseasenon-billable header
- K71Toxic liver diseasenon-billable header
- K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- K74Fibrosis and cirrhosis of livernon-billable header
- K75Other inflammatory liver diseasesnon-billable header
- K76Other diseases of livernon-billable header
- K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5738Approximate match
- 5731Approximate match
- 5732Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
K77 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