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K70.4 - Alcoholic hepatic failure


The ICD 10 Code for Alcoholic hepatic failure is listed as K70.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K70.4
Description: Alcoholic hepatic failure
  • Acute alcoholic hepatic failure
  • Alcoholic hepatic failure NOS
  • Chronic alcoholic hepatic failure
  • Subacute alcoholic hepatic failure
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
Parent K70 - Alcoholic liver disease
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of K70.4:
K70.40 - Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
K70.41 - Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K70.4:
K70.0 - Alcoholic fatty liver
K70.1 - Alcoholic hepatitis
K70.2 - Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
K70.3 - Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver
K70.9 - Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified