AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2015 Issue 2; Ask the Editor
Nontraumatic Acute Liver Injury
The patient was diagnosed with acute liver injury as well as acute hepatitis, nonviral. Code S36.119, Unspecified injury of liver, does not seem to apply since there was no documentation of a traumatic injury to the liver. How should nontraumatic acute liver injury be coded? ...
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Article Overview
This premium coding article addresses ICD-10-CM classification for nontraumatic acute liver injury when the documentation does not support a traumatic liver injury diagnosis. It is intended for coding professionals and CDI staff who need to understand how the article discusses documentation review, provider clarification, and related hepatic terminology within the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index and Tabular guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
Accurate reporting of liver-related diagnoses depends on distinguishing traumatic from nontraumatic conditions and on aligning coding with provider documentation. The article helps readers understand the general coding context for hepatic injury and hepatitis-related documentation review.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames nontraumatic acute liver injury within ICD-10-CM documentation
- Why provider clarification may be needed when etiology is not clearly documented
- How the article discusses the relationship between acute liver injury and acute hepatitis terminology
- How Alphabetic Index and Tabular references are used in this coding discussion
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Clinical documentation improvement specialists
- Revenue cycle professionals
Codes Discussed
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