K70.0: Alcoholic fatty liver
You have a fatty liver.
The liver is an important organ on the top right of the abdomen. For example, it helps with blood clotting and detoxifying the body. Nutrients from food are processed in the liver.
The tissue in your liver has stored a lot of fat. There are various reasons why the liver stores too much fat. For example, the liver stores fats if you have consumed too much fat with your food for a considerable time or if you are not getting enough exercise. If you have diabetes, your metabolism is changed. The liver also stores more fats in that case. There are many other diseases in which the liver stores more fat.
In your case, the fatty liver has developed because you have drunk a lot of alcohol. Alcohol contains a lot of energy. This energy is converted into fats in the liver and stored. Alcohol also attacks the liver cells and can cause the tissue in the liver to no longer work properly. That also encourages the depositing of fats in the liver.
A fatty liver does not usually cause any symptoms. But over a longer period of time, the liver may become inflamed and the tissue may be altered. As a result, the liver tissue may be damaged. In that case, the liver may no longer work properly.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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