Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for decompensated liver cirrhosis includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Use ICD-10 code K74.60 for unspecified cirrhosis of liver, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Ascites
Use when ascites is present as a complication of cirrhosis.
Esophageal varices with bleeding
Use when varices are present and bleeding is documented.
The ICD-10 code for decompensated liver cirrhosis is K74.61, which includes complications such as ascites and hepatic encephalopathy.
Code K74.61 for decompensated cirrhosis and R18.0 for ascites, ensuring documentation links ascites to cirrhosis.