K72 Non-Billable Code
Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Chapter Classification
Chapter 11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Section Detail
K70-K77
Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
includes
- fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
- malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
excludes1
- alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
- hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
- icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
- postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
excludes2
- 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)
useAdditionalCode
- code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)
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