K70.3 is the ICD-10 code for Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. 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
What K70.3 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Alcoholic cirrhosis NOS
K70.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
K70.3Alkoholisk cirrhose i lever
DK703Alkoholisk levercirrose
- DK703ACirrhosis hepatis Laennec
K70.3Alkoholin aiheuttama maksakirroosi
K70.3Alkoholische Leberzirrhose
K70.3Cirrhose alcoolique du foie
K70.3alcoholische levercirrose
Listed through more specific codes:
- K70.30Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites
- K70.31Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver 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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