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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Steatohepatitis

ICD-10 Coding for Steatohepatitis

K75.81
K76.0

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for steatohepatitis includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
NASH
Fatty Liver with Inflammation
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Steatohepatitis

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Steatohepatitis

Use ICD-10 code K75.81 for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (nash), ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Billable Code
K75.81
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Presence of lobular inflammation and ballooning degeneration on biopsy
coding:
  • • Documented fibrosis stage

Applicable To

  • • NASH with inflammation
  • • NASH with fibrosis

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation specifies inflammation and any fibrosis stage.

Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

Billable Code
K76.0
Billable

Applicable To

  • • NAFLD without inflammation

Important Notes

  • • Ensure no documentation of inflammation is present.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

E66.9

Obesity, unspecified

Use when BMI ≥30 is documented.

E11.9

Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications

Use when diabetes is documented.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for steatohepatitis?

The ICD-10 code for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is K75.81, used when inflammation and liver injury are documented.

How to differentiate between NAFLD and NASH in coding?

NAFLD is coded as K76.0 when there is no inflammation, while NASH is coded as K75.81 when inflammation is present.

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