2025 ICD-10-CM code K75.0
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A Diseases of the liver - Other inflammatory liver diseases Diseases of the digestive system Feed
Abscess of the liver, encompassing various types such as cholangitic, hematogenic, lymphogenic, and pylephlebitic abscesses.
Medical necessity for coding K75.0 is established by the presence of clinical findings and imaging evidence of a liver abscess, necessitating medical intervention (drainage, antibiotics).
Diagnosis and management of liver abscess, which may involve imaging studies, blood tests, drainage procedures, and antibiotic treatment.
In simple words: This code describes an infection (abscess) in the liver.There are different types of liver abscesses, depending on how the infection started.
K75.0, Abscess of liver, includes cholangitic hepatic abscess, hematogenic hepatic abscess, hepatic abscess NOS (not otherwise specified), lymphogenic hepatic abscess, and pylephlebitic hepatic abscess.Excludes amebic liver abscess (A06.4), cholangitis without liver abscess (K83.09), and pylephlebitis without liver abscess (K75.1).Also excluded are acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (B17.9), acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (K72.0), chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.8), and toxic liver disease (K71.-).
Example 1: A 55-year-old male presents with fever, right upper quadrant pain, and elevated liver function tests. Imaging reveals a hepatic abscess.The code K75.0 is used to bill for the diagnosis of a liver abscess., A 70-year-old female with a history of biliary obstruction develops a cholangitic liver abscess.Imaging confirms the diagnosis, and K75.0 is used for billing purposes., A 30-year-old intravenous drug user presents with fever and right upper quadrant pain.Imaging reveals a liver abscess.K75.0 is assigned for the diagnosis of a liver abscess in this context.
Complete history and physical examination, documentation of symptoms (fever, pain, etc.), imaging studies (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI) confirming the presence of a liver abscess, and laboratory results (liver function tests, complete blood count).
** The specificity of the type of liver abscess (cholangitic, hematogenic, etc.) should be documented whenever possible to ensure accurate coding.Consider additional codes to capture comorbidities.
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- Specialties:Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Disease
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