K72.01
BillableAcute and subacute hepatic failure with coma
Acute and subacute hepatic failure with 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
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma?
The ICD-10-CM code for acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma is K72.01. The full clinical description is "Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma". K72.01 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K72.01 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K72.01 represents "Acute and subacute hepatic failure with 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 K72.01 a billable code?
Yes, K72.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K72.01 in?
K72.01 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K72.01?
K72.01 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 K72.01 map to?
K72.01 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 1082511000119102, 1092691000119109. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K72.01?
K72.01 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2887933. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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