ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
K70 Alcoholic liver disease
All 9 codes in the K70 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
9
Can lead a claim
9
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to K70
All 9 codes group to MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system. Comorbidity subgroups: 8 toward Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver; 1 toward Hepatic Failure and Other Inflammatory Liver Disorders. Every code can lead a claim.
- Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver
- Hepatic Failure and Other Inflammatory Liver Disorders
Every code in K70
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K70.0 | Alcoholic fatty liver | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis | ||||
| K70.10 | Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.11 | Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.2 | Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver | ||||
| K70.30 | Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.31 | Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure | ||||
| K70.40 | Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
| K70.41 | Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma | Can lead a claim | J | Hepatic Failure and Other Inflammatory Liver Disorders |
| K70.9 | Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified | Can lead a claim | J | Alcoholic Liver Disease, Chronic Hepatitis, Fibrosis and Cirrhosis of the Liver |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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