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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

K76.8Other specified diseases of liver

Not billable — use a more specific code

K76.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About K76.8

K76.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified diseases of liver. It belongs to category K76 (other diseases of liver), block K70-K77 (diseases of liver) and chapter 11 (diseases of the digestive system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within K76, choose K76.8 (Other specified diseases of liver) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified (K76.0), chronic passive congestion of liver (K76.1), central hemorrhagic necrosis of liver (K76.2), infarction of liver (K76.3), Peliosis hepatis (K76.4), hepatic veno-occlusive disease (K76.5), portal hypertension (K76.6), hepatorenal syndrome (K76.7) and 1 more.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: K76.81 (syndrome), K76.82 (encephalopathy), K76.83 (disease) and K76.89 (liver).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under K76.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to K76.8.

› From K76 Other diseases of liver
Excludes2
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-)
  • cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6)
  • hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0)
  • hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0)
  • pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
  • portal vein thrombosis (I81)
  • toxic liver disease (K71.-)

Broader instructions also apply from K70-K77 Diseases of liver and Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about K76.8

Is K76.8 billable?

No. K76.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.