ICD-10-CM code "K72": Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeK72
DescriptionHepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Hierarchy
  1. Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
  3. Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified (K72)
Billable statusNon billable code

Excludes

  1. Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

    Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

    Type 2congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

    Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

    Type 2injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

    Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

  2. Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

    Type 1jaundice NOS (R17)

    Type 2hemochromatosis (E83.11-)

    Type 2Reye's syndrome (G93.7)

    Type 2viral hepatitis (B15-B19)

    Type 2Wilson's disease (E83.01)

  3. Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified (K72)

    Type 1alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)

    Type 1hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)

    Type 1icterus of newborn (P55-P59)

    Type 1postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)

    Type 2hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)

    Type 2hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-)

    Type 2viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)

Includes

  1. Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
  3. Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified (K72)

    Includesfulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure

    Includesliver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure

    Includesmalignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure

    Includesyellow liver atrophy or dystrophy