K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from K70 Alcoholic liver disease

Use additional code

• code to identify:
• alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 441-443 in MDC 07.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 571.0 Alcoholic fatty liver

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 15 through 124.

Code annotations containing back-references to K70.0

Back-references to K70

• Type 2 Excludes: K71 Toxic liver disease ("alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: K76 Other diseases of liver ("alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K77 Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K70.0

• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › fatty › alcoholic
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › liver › alcoholic › fatty
• Degeneration, degenerative › fatty › liver NEC › alcoholic
• Degeneration, degenerative › liver (diffuse) NEC › fatty NEC › alcoholic
• Disease, diseased › liver (chronic) (organic) › alcoholic (chronic) › fatty liver
• Disease, diseased › liver (chronic) (organic) › fatty, nonalcoholic (NAFLD) › alcoholic
• Fatty › liver NEC › alcoholic
• Zieve's syndrome

Nearby codes

• K70 Alcoholic liver disease
• K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver (this code)
• K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis
• K70.10 Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
• K70.11 Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites
• K70.2 Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
• K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver