K70.4 is the ICD-10 code for Alcoholic hepatic failure. 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 K70.4 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Alcoholic hepatic failure:
- NOS
- acute
- chronic
- subacute
- with or without hepatic coma
K70.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
K70.4Alkoholisk leversvikt
DK704Alkoholisk leverinsufficiens
- DK704AAkut alkoholisk leverinsufficiens
- DK704BKronisk alkoholisk leverinsufficiens
- DK704CAlkoholisk leverinsufficiens med koma
- DK704DAlkoholisk leverinsufficiens UNS
K70.4Alkoholin aiheuttama maksan vajaatoiminta
K70.4Alkoholisches Leberversagen
- K70.40Akutes und subakutes alkoholisches Leberversagen
- K70.41Chronisches alkoholisches Leberversagen
- K70.42Akut-auf-chronisches alkoholisches Leberversagen
- K70.48Sonstiges und nicht näher bezeichnetes alkoholisches Leberversagen
K70.4Insuffisance hépatique alcoolique
K70.4alcoholische leverinsufficiëntie
Listed through more specific codes:
- K70.40Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
- K70.41Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
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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