ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
K71 Toxic liver disease
All 12 codes in the K71 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
12
Can lead a claim
11
Cannot lead a claim
1
What CMS assigns to K71
11 of the 12 codes group to MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system (9) and MMTA - Other (2); 1 is assigned no clinical group. 1 of the 12 counts toward the Hepatic Failure and Other Inflammatory Liver Disorders comorbidity subgroup; 11 are assigned none. 11 of the 12 can lead a claim. CMS attaches a code-first note to all 12.
- Hepatic Failure and Other Inflammatory Liver Disorders
Code first
CMS grouper convention 13, on all 12 codes. Code first:
- poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Every code in K71
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K71.0 | Toxic liver disease with cholestasis | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.1 Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis | ||||
| K71.10 | Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.11 | Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, with coma | Can lead a claim, code first applies | A | Hepatic Failure and Other Inflammatory Liver Disorders |
| K71.2 | Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.3 | Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.4 | Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis | Can lead a claim, code first applies | A | None |
| K71.5 Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis | ||||
| K71.50 | Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascitesCMS: Toxic liver disease w chronic active hepatitis w/o ascites | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.51 | Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis with ascitesCMS: Toxic liver disease w chronic active hepatitis with ascites | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.6 | Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.7 | Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.8 | Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver | Can lead a claim, code first applies | J | None |
| K71.9 | Toxic liver disease, unspecified | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
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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