K71 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic liver disease. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block K70–K77 (Diseases of liver) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XI · K00–K93
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What K71 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- drug-induced:
- idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
- toxic (predictable) liver disease
What K71 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Coding notes
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify toxic agent.
Subcodes of K71
- K71.0Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
- K71.1Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
- K71.2Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis
- K71.3Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
- K71.4Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
- K71.5Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
- K71.6Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- K71.7Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
- K71.8Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
- K71.9Toxic liver disease, unspecified
K71 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DK71Toksisk leversygdom
K71Toksinen maksasairaus
K71Toxische Leberkrankheit
K71Maladie toxique du foie
K71toxische leverziekte
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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