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K76.82

Billable

Hepatic encephalopathy

Hepatic encephalopathy

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K70-K77

Parent Code

K76.8

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Hepatic encephalopathy, NOS
  • Hepatic encephalopathy without coma
  • Hepatocerebral intoxication
  • Portal-systemic encephalopathy

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • jaundice NOS (R17)
  • acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma (K72.01)
  • alcoholic hepatic failure with coma (K70.41)
  • chronic hepatic failure with coma (K72.11)
  • hepatic failure with coma (K72.91)

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)
  • alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
  • amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-)
  • cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6)
  • hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0)
  • hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0)
  • pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
  • portal vein thrombosis (I81)
  • toxic liver disease (K71.-)

Code Also

A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances

  • underlying liver disease, such as:
  • acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma (K72.00)
  • alcoholic hepatic failure without coma (K70.40)
  • chronic hepatic failure without coma (K72.10)
  • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease without coma (K71.10)
  • hepatic failure without coma (K72.90)
  • icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
  • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
  • viral hepatitis without hepatic coma (B15.9, B16.1, B16.9, B17.10, B19.10, B19.20, B19.9)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for hepatic encephalopathy?

The ICD-10-CM code for hepatic encephalopathy is K76.82. The full clinical description is "Hepatic encephalopathy". K76.82 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code K76.82 mean?

ICD-10-CM code K76.82 represents "Hepatic encephalopathy". 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 K76.82 a billable code?

Yes, K76.82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K76.82 in?

K76.82 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K76.82?

K76.82 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: jaundice NOS (R17); acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma (K72.01); alcoholic hepatic failure with coma (K70.41); and 2 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does K76.82 map to?

K76.82 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 232534061000119102, 449902003, 13920009, 72836002, 103931000119102, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K76.82?

K76.82 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0019147, C0019151, C5676466. 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.