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K72.1

Non-billable

Chronic hepatic failure

Chronic hepatic failure

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

K70-K77

Parent Code

K72

Child Codes

2

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • End stage liver disease

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)

  • 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)

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 (2)

K72.10

Chronic hepatic failure without coma

BillableK72.11

Chronic hepatic failure with coma

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K72.1?

ICD-10-CM code K72.1 represents "Chronic hepatic failure". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is K72.1 a billable code?

No, K72.1 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under K72.1.

What chapter is K72.1 in?

K72.1 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K72.1?

K72.1 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 K72.1?

K72.1 has 2 child codes, including: K72.10 (Chronic hepatic failure without coma), K72.11 (Chronic hepatic failure with coma).

What are the UMLS CUIs for K72.1?

K72.1 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2936476, C0745744. 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.