K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

Non-Billable/Non-Specific

Includes

fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy

Use Additional

code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)

Type 1 Excludes

alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)

Type 2 Excludes

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)

Codes

K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure
- K72.00Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
- K72.01Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma
K72.1Chronic hepatic failure
- K72.10Chronic hepatic failure without coma
- K72.11Chronic hepatic failure with coma
K72.9Hepatic failure, unspecified
- K72.90Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
- K72.91Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma