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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis

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K70.1 is the ICD-10 code for Alcoholic hepatitis. It is a four-character subcategory of K70 (Alcoholic liver disease), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K70–K77 (Diseases of liver) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

K70.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K70.1Alkoholhepatit

NorwayICD-10-NO

K70.1Alkoholisk hepatitt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK701Alkoholisk leverbetændelse

FinlandICD-10-FI

K70.1Alkoholimaksatulehdus

GermanyICD-10-GM

K70.1Alkoholische Hepatitis

FranceICD-10-FR

K70.1Hépatite alcoolique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K70.1alcoholische hepatitis

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K70.10Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
  • K70.11Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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