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572.2 HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 572.2

Short Description: Hepatic encephalopathy

Long Description: Hepatic encephalopathy

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Other diseases of digestive system (570-579)
      • 572 Liver abscess and sequelae of chronic liver disease
        • 572.2 Hepatic encephalopathy

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 572.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Coma 780.01
    • hepatic 572.2
    • liver 572.2
  • Decompensation
    • hepatic 572.2
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • hepatic 572.2
    • portal-systemic 572.2
  • Intoxication
    • ammonia (hepatic) 572.2
    • hepatocerebral 572.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 572.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
572.2 Right Arrow K72.90 Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
K72.91 Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
572.0 Abscess of liver
572.1 Portal pyemia
572.3 Portal hypertension
572.4 Hepatorenal syndrome
572.8 Other sequelae of chronic liver disease

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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