K72.00
BillableAcute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute red atrophy of liver40912001
- Atrophy of liver89835009
- Hepatic atrophy89835009
- Parenchymatous degeneration of liver111369005
- Acute and subacute liver necrosis197268000
- Acute necrosis of liver197269008
- Massive hepatic necrosis197269008
- ALF - Acute liver failure197270009
- Acute hepatic failure197270009
- Acute liver failure197270009
- Subacute hepatic necrosis197274000
- Subacute necrosis of liver197274000
- Subacute hepatic failure197275004
- Subfulminant hepatic failure235885009
- Chronic hepatic failure235886005
- Acute multi-acinar necrosis of liver707167006
- Acute infantile liver failure due to synthesis defect of mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid encoded protein720461006
- Subacute hepatic failure caused by hepatitis virus722865001
- Acute infantile liver failure with multisystemic involvement syndrome774207004
- Failed attempted abortion with acute necrosis of liver863897005
- Failed attempted termination of pregnancy complicated by acute necrosis of liver863897005
- Acute infantile liver failure, cerebellar ataxia, peripheral sensory motor neuropathy syndrome1187643003
- Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia type 211187643003
- Fever-associated acute infantile liver failure syndrome1208726006
- Acute necrosis of liver following molar pregnancy1264304005
- Acute necrosis of liver following ectopic pregnancy1264435003
- ACLF - acute on chronic liver failure2053831000122108
- Acute on chronic liver failure2053831000122108
- Acute-on-chronic liver failure2053831000122108
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma?
The ICD-10-CM code for acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma is K72.00. The full clinical description is "Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma". K72.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K72.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K72.00 represents "Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K72.00 a billable code?
Yes, K72.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K72.00 in?
K72.00 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K72.00?
K72.00 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 SNOMED CT codes does K72.00 map to?
K72.00 maps to 20 SNOMED CT concepts: 2053831000122108, 197270009, 197268000, 720461006, 774207004, and 15 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K72.00?
K72.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2887932. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.