K70.31 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from K70 Alcoholic liver disease

Use additional code

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

Applies from K70.3 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver

Applicable to

• Alcoholic cirrhosis NOS

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 64 — Cirrhosis of Liver
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 28 — Cirrhosis of Liver
• ESRD V24: HCC 28

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 571.2 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver (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 K70.31

Back-references to K70.31

• Type 1 Excludes: R18 Ascites ("ascites in alcoholic cirrhosis (K70.31)")

Back-references to K70.3

• Type 1 Excludes: K74 Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver ("alcoholic cirrhosis (of liver) (K70.3)")
• Code First: K76.81 Hepatopulmonary syndrome ("alcoholic cirrhosis of liver (K70.3-)")

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 K70.31

• Ascites (abdominal) › due to › cirrhosis, alcoholic
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › Laennec's › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › Laennec's › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › liver › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › macronodular › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › micronodular › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › nutritional › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › portal › alcoholic › with ascites
• Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) › postnecrotic › alcoholic › with ascites
• Disease, diseased › liver (chronic) (organic) › alcoholic (chronic) › cirrhosis › with ascites
• Laennec's cirrhosis › with ascites

Nearby codes

• 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
• K70.31 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites (this code)
• K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure
• K70.40 Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
• K70.41 Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
• K70.9 Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified