Diagnosis Code

K72 HEPATIC FAILURE, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K72

Short Description: Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

Long Description: Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

The code K72 is NOT 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 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K72 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
    • liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
    • malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
    • yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • alcoholic hepatic failure (@K70.4*)
    • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (@K71.1*-)
    • icterus of newborn (@P55*-@P59*)
    • postprocedural hepatic failure (@K91.82*)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • 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*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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
K72.90 Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
K72.91 Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma


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