K75.0 Abscess of liver
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis.
Applicable to
- Cholangitic hepatic abscess
- Hematogenic hepatic abscess
- Hepatic abscess NOS
- Lymphogenic hepatic abscess
- Pylephlebitic hepatic abscess
Excludes1 (never code together)
- amebic liver abscess (A06.4)
- cholangitis without liver abscess (K83.09)
- pylephlebitis without liver abscess (K75.1)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (B17.9)
- acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (K72.0)
- chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.8)
Applies from K75 Other inflammatory liver diseases
Excludes2 (not included here)
- toxic liver disease (K71.-)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 441-443 in MDC 07.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
Code annotations containing back-references to K75.0
Back-references to K75.0
- Type 1 Excludes:
K75.1 Phlebitis of portal vein ("pylephlebitic liver abscess (K75.0)") - Type 1 Excludes:
K83.0 Cholangitis ("cholangitic liver abscess (K75.0)")
Diagnosis Index entries for K75.0
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › hepatic (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic)
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › liver (cholangitic) (hematogenic) (lymphogenic) (pylephlebitic) (pyogenic)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › liver (capsule) › suppurative
Nearby codes
K75 Other inflammatory liver diseasesK75.0 Abscess of liver (this code)K75.1 Phlebitis of portal veinK75.2 Nonspecific reactive hepatitisK75.3 Granulomatous hepatitis, not elsewhere classifiedK75.4 Autoimmune hepatitisK75.8 Other specified inflammatory liver diseases