K72

Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable header

K72 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • jaundice NOS (R17)
  • alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
  • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
  • icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
  • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
  • Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
  • viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
  • Wilson's disease (E83.01)
  • 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

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

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

More specific codes K72

  • K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failureHeader
  • K72.1Chronic hepatic failureHeader
  • K72.9Hepatic failure, unspecifiedHeader

Related codes

  • K70Alcoholic liver diseaseHeader
  • K71Toxic liver diseaseHeader
  • K73Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • K74Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liverHeader
  • K75Other inflammatory liver diseasesHeader
  • K76Other diseases of liverHeader
  • K77Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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