K71 ICD-10-CA category: Toxic liver disease
K71 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 10 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
K71Toxic liver disease
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in K71
K71 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
K71.0Toxic liver disease with cholestasisK71.1Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosisK71.2Toxic liver disease with acute hepatitisK71.3Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitisK71.4Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitisK71.5Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitisK71.6Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classifiedK71.7Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liverK71.8Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liverK71.9Toxic liver disease, unspecifiedNotes for K71
As CIHI prints them, with any note K71 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Drug-inducedidiosyncratic (unpredictable), toxic (predictable) — liver disease
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX) to identify toxic agent.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)Budd-Chiari syndrome (I82.0)
- 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 K71 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K70-K77Diseases of liver
- 3Category K71Toxic 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 K71 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. K71 (Toxic liver disease) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 10 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is K71 in ICD-10-CA?
K71 sits under K70-K77 Diseases of liver, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K71?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for K71, 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.