K76.6
Billable codePortal hypertension
The ICD-10 code for portal hypertension is K76.6.
Clinical notes
Use additional code
This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.
- code for any associated complications, such as:
- portal hypertensive gastropathy (K31.89)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K76.0Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified
- K76.1Chronic passive congestion of liver
- K76.2Central hemorrhagic necrosis of liver
- K76.3Infarction of liver
- K76.4Peliosis hepatis
- K76.5Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
- K76.7Hepatorenal syndrome
- K76.8Other specified diseases of livernon-billable header
- K76.9Liver disease, unspecified
- K76.6Portal hypertension
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5723
Associated MS-DRGs
K76.6 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 441Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC
- DRG 442Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC
- DRG 443Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCC