K75.0

ICD-10Billable

Abscess of liver

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Abscess of liver

K75.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Cholangitic hepatic abscess
  • Hematogenic hepatic abscess
  • Hepatic abscess NOS
  • Lymphogenic hepatic abscess
  • Pylephlebitic hepatic abscess

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • amebic liver abscess (A06.4)
  • cholangitis without liver abscess (K83.09)
  • pylephlebitis without liver abscess (K75.1)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (B17.9)
  • acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (K72.0)
  • chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.8)

Related codes in K75

Where this code sits

Parent code
K75

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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