K72
Non-billableHepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
- malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K72?
ICD-10-CM code K72 represents "Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K72 a billable code?
No, K72 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under K72.
What chapter is K72 in?
K72 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K72?
K72 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17); alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4); hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-); and 2 more.
What are the subcategories under K72?
K72 has 3 child codes, including: K72.0 (Acute and subacute hepatic failure), K72.1 (Chronic hepatic failure), K72.9 (Hepatic failure, unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for K72?
K72 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0494783, C4290215, C1402876, C4290216, C4290217. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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