K72.90
BillableHepatic failure, unspecified without coma
Hepatic failure, unspecified 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
- Diffuse hepatic necrosis11350001
- Centrilobular hepatic necrosis13923006
- Paracentral hepatic necrosis13923006
- Liver disorder in pregnancy15230009
- Sawdust liver26485002
- Peripheral hepatic necrosis53104002
- Focal hepatic necrosis55294001
- AVH - Acute viral hepatitis57412004
- Acute viral hepatitis57412004
- Hepatic failure59927004
- Hepatic insufficiency59927004
- Liver decompensation59927004
- Liver failure59927004
- Liver function failure59927004
- Midzonal hepatic necrosis61250001
- Hepatic necrosis87248009
- Liver necrosis87248009
- Atrophy of liver89835009
- Hepatic atrophy89835009
- Necrosis of liver of pregnancy91162000
- ALF - Acute liver failure197270009
- Acute hepatic failure197270009
- Acute liver failure197270009
- FHF - Fulminant hepatic failure235884008
- Fulminant hepatic failure235884008
- Hepatic encephalopathy in fulminant hepatic failure449901005
- Renal tubulopathy with encephalopathy and liver failure syndrome717053007
- Acute hepatic failure caused by hepatitis virus722864002
- Submassive hepatic necrosis1172732001
- Dementia due to hepatic failure1259465009
- Congenital cataract, severe neonatal hepatopathy, global developmental delay syndrome1260140008
- Myoclonic disorder due to hepatic failure1263507006
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for hepatic failure, unspecified without coma?
The ICD-10-CM code for hepatic failure, unspecified without coma is K72.90. The full clinical description is "Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma". K72.90 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K72.90 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K72.90 represents "Hepatic failure, unspecified 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 K72.90 a billable code?
Yes, K72.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K72.90 in?
K72.90 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K72.90?
K72.90 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 K72.90 map to?
K72.90 maps to 21 SNOMED CT concepts: 197270009, 57412004, 722864002, 89835009, 13923006, and 16 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K72.90?
K72.90 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2887936. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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