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ICD-10-CM Code for Alcoholic hepatic failure K70.4

ICD-10 code K70.4 for Alcoholic hepatic failure is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Alcoholic hepatic failure
Acute alcoholic hepatic failure
Alcoholic hepatic failure NOS
Chronic alcoholic hepatic failure
Subacute alcoholic hepatic failure

K70

Use additional code to identify:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

 
K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure
Child Code
Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
Child Code
Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma

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[b]Coding Clinic[/b] Bleeding gastric varices due to alcoholic cirrhosis/hepatitis ICD-9-CM Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2002 Page: 4 Effective with discharges: August 1, 2002 Related Infor... [ Read More ]
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