K70.10 Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from K70 Alcoholic liver disease

Use additional code

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

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 65 — Chronic Hepatitis

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 432-434 in MDC 07.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 571.1 Acute alcoholic hepatitis (approximate)

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 K70.10

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 K70.10

• Disease, diseased › liver (chronic) (organic) › alcoholic (chronic) › hepatitis
• Hepatitis › alcoholic (acute) (chronic)

Nearby codes

• K70 Alcoholic liver disease
• K70.0 Alcoholic fatty liver
• K70.1 Alcoholic hepatitis
• K70.10 Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites (this code)
• 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
• K70.31 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites