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G93.7 vs K70-K77

G93.7 (Reye's syndrome) compared with K70-K77 (Diseases of liver (K70-K77)), from the official CMS tabular data.

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Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because K70-K77 lists G93.7 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule
What is different?

The conditions named, billing status and chapter.G93.7 is “Reye's syndrome”; K70-K77 is “Diseases of liver (K70-K77)”. K70-K77 is a non-billable header; G93.7 is billable. G93.7 sits in G00-G99 — Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99); K70-K77 in K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.K70-K77 lists G93.7 under Excludes2: “Reye's syndrome (G93.7)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. K70-K77 carries 1 Excludes1 note covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.K70-K77’s tabular entry: “Reye's syndrome (G93.7)”. The note covers G93.7.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

One is a header.K70-K77 is a non-billable header, but G93.7 is not one of its subdivisions.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

K70-K77
Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
↔
G93.7
Reye's syndrome

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.K70-K77 carries an Excludes2 note covering G93.7: “Reye's syndrome (G93.7)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

  • Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2

    A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

    ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2027

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

Similar descriptions do not make codes interchangeable. The documentation and the official instructions decide which code applies.

Official descriptionDiffers
G93.7

Reye's syndrome

K70-K77

Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

StatusDiffers
G93.7
Billable
K70-K77
Non-billable header

A header is not reported on a claim; a code beneath it is.

Excludes1Differs
G93.7

None at this code

K70-K77
  • jaundice NOS (R17)
Excludes2Differs
G93.7

None at this code

K70-K77
  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
  • Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
  • viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  • Wilson's disease (E83.01)
Code firstDiffers
G93.7
  • poisoning due to salicylates, if applicable (T39.0-, with sixth character 1-4)
K70-K77

None at this code

Use additional codeDiffers
G93.7
  • code for adverse effect due to salicylates, if applicable (T39.0-, with sixth character 5)
K70-K77

None at this code

CategoryDiffers
G93.7

G93 Other disorders of brain

K70-K77

K70 Alcoholic liver disease

ChapterDiffers
G93.7

G00-G99 — Diseases of the Nervous System (G00-G99)

K70-K77

K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)

No Code also, Includes and 7th character note at either code.

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on. In a row that differs, notes every code shares are dimmed.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources