K74.0A: Hepatic fibrosis, moderate fibrosis

New code · FY2027

Billable: use this code on claims.

• New code, effective October 1, 2026 (FY2027). Before that, this condition was coded as K74.01.

Code breakdown

Coding notes

Inclusion terms

• Hepatic fibrosis, stage F2
• Moderate hepatic fibrosis

Code first (from K74.0)

• underlying liver disease, such as:
• nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (K75.81)

Excludes1 (from K74)

• alcoholic cirrhosis (of liver) (K70.3)
• alcoholic fibrosis of liver (K70.2)
• cardiac sclerosis of liver (K76.1)
• cirrhosis (of liver) with toxic liver disease (K71.7)
• congenital cirrhosis (of liver) (P78.81)
• pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)

Code also (from K74)

• , if applicable, viral hepatitis (acute) (chronic) (B15-B19)

Medicare coverage

K74.0A is listed as a covered diagnosis in 8 Medicare billing and coding articles:

• A56416 Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
• A56841 Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed
• A57063 Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• A57361 Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
• A60205 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarker Testing in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
• A60215 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarker Testing in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
• A60217 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarker Testing in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis
• A60306 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarker Testing in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis

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All FY2027 ICD-10-CM changes

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