K70 ICD-10-CA category: Alcoholic liver disease
K70 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 6 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
K70Alcoholic liver disease
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in K70
K70 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for K70
As CIHI prints them, with any note K70 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Haemochromatosis (E83.1-)jaundice NOS (R17.0)Reye's syndrome (G93.7)viral hepatitis (B15-B19)Wilson's disease (E83.0)From K70-K77 Diseases of liver
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Where K70 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K70-K77Diseases of liver
- 3Category K70Alcoholic liver disease
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is K70 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. K70 (Alcoholic liver disease) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 6 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is K70 in ICD-10-CA?
K70 sits under K70-K77 Diseases of liver, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K70?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for K70, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.