K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
Coding Notes
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 (never code both together)
- 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 part of this condition — may code both)
- 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
- code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)
Subcategories (3)
- K72.0 Acute and subacute hepatic failure
- K72.1 Chronic hepatic failure
- K72.9 Hepatic failure, unspecified