K70Alcoholic liver disease
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use K70 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XI
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Group K70-K77
- Diseases of liver
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh gan do rượu
Related K70 codes
K70.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcoholic fatty liver
K70.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcoholic hepatitis
K70.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
K70.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver
K70.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcoholic hepatic failure
K70.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
