K71.2 is the authoritative medical code for Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis (ICD-10-CM K71.2), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code K71.2. Includes: drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease; drug-induced toxic predictable liver disease. Excludes1 (not coded here): jaundice NOS R17. Excludes2 (not included here): alcoholic liver disease K70.-; Budd-Chiari syndrome I82.0; hemochromatosis E83.11-; Reye's syndrome G93.7; viral hepatitis B15-B19; Wilson's disease E83.01. Code first: poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4). Use additional code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for K71.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- drug-induced idiosyncratic (unpredictable) liver disease
- drug-induced toxic predictable liver disease
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- alcoholic liver disease K70.-
- Budd-Chiari syndrome I82.0
- hemochromatosis E83.11-
- Reye's syndrome G93.7
- viral hepatitis B15-B19
- Wilson's disease E83.01
Code First
Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.
- poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with K71.2?
Per Excludes1 instructions, K71.2 must not be reported with: jaundice NOS (R17).
Can K71.2 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, K71.2 and the following may both be reported when both are present: alcoholic liver disease (K70.-); Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0); hemochromatosis (E83.11-); Reye's syndrome (G93.7).
Does K71.2 need to be sequenced after another code?
Yes. Code first: poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4).
Is an additional code needed with K71.2?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).
Codes in This Family (14)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as K71.2, with their registry titles.
- K71 — Toxic liver disease
- K71.0 — Toxic liver disease with cholestasis
- K71.1 — Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis
- K71.10 — Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma
- K71.11 — Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, with coma
- K71.3 — Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
- K71.4 — Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
- K71.5 — Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
- K71.50 — Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis without ascites
- K71.51 — Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis with ascites
- K71.6 — Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
- K71.7 — Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
- K71.8 — Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
- K71.9 — Toxic liver disease, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Disease, diseased, liver (chronic) (organic), toxic, with, hepatitis NEC, acute
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