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ICD-10-CM K72 — Hepatic failure, not elsewhere cl… | Codelle

K72

ICD-10-CM

Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

Clinical Notes

Includes

fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)

Excludes 2 — Not included here

hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-)
viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)

Use additional code

code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (3)

K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure

K72.1Chronic hepatic failure

K72.9Hepatic failure, unspecified

Same Category

K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure K72.00Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma K72.01Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma K72.1Chronic hepatic failure K72.10Chronic hepatic failure without coma K72.11Chronic hepatic failure with coma

K72.9

Hepatic failure, unspecified

K72.90Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma

K72.91Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma