Diagnosis Code

K72.90 HEPATIC FAILURE, UNSPECIFIED WITHOUT COMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K72.90

Short Description: Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma

Long Description: Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma

The code K72.90 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
      • Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified (K72)
        • K72.90 Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute hepatic failure
  • Acute hepatic failure caused by hepatitis virus
  • Acute viral hepatitis
  • Atrophy of liver
  • Centrilobular hepatic necrosis
  • Dementia due to hepatic failure
  • Diffuse hepatic necrosis
  • Focal hepatic necrosis
  • Fulminant hepatic failure
  • Hepatic encephalopathy in fulminant hepatic failure
  • Hepatic failure
  • Hepatic failure as a complication of care
  • Hepatic necrosis
  • Liver disorder in pregnancy
  • Midzonal hepatic necrosis
  • Myoclonic disorder due to hepatic failure
  • Necrosis of liver of pregnancy
  • Peripheral hepatic necrosis
  • Renal tubulopathy with encephalopathy and liver failure syndrome
  • Sawdust liver
  • Submassive hepatic necrosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K72.90 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Mcc (441)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis With Cc (442)
  • Disorders Of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis Or Alcoholic Hepatitis Without Cc/mcc (443)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K72.90 Right Arrow 572.8 Oth sequela, chr liv dis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
K72.0 Acute and subacute hepatic failure
K72.00 Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
K72.01 Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma
K72.1 Chronic hepatic failure
K72.10 Chronic hepatic failure without coma
K72.11 Chronic hepatic failure with coma
K72.9 Hepatic failure, unspecified
K72.91 Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023