K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Applies from K70 Alcoholic liver disease

Use additional code

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

Codes under K70.1

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

Code annotations containing back-references to K70.1

Back-references to K70.1

• Type 1 Excludes: K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified ("alcoholic hepatitis (chronic) (K70.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K77 Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("alcoholic hepatitis (K70.1-)")

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 K70.1

• Disease, diseased › liver (chronic) (organic) › inflammatory › alcoholic

Nearby codes

• K70 Alcoholic liver disease
• K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver
• K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis (this code)
• 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
• K70.30 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites