Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Use ICD-10 code K76.0 for fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Obesity, unspecified
Use if BMI ≥30 to document obesity as a risk factor.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
Use if the patient has type 2 diabetes.
Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liver
Use if cirrhosis is present secondary to NASH.
The ICD-10 code for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is K76.0. It is used when imaging confirms fatty liver and other liver diseases are excluded.
Use K75.8 for Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) when a biopsy confirms steatohepatitis with inflammation. K76.0 is used for NAFLD without inflammation.