ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00-K95
K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Includes
- 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 (cannot be coded together)
- 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 (not included here)
- 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)
Use Additional Code
- code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| K72..0 | Acute and subacute hepatic failure | No |
| K72..00 | Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma | Yes |
| K72..01 | Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma | Yes |
| K72..1 | Chronic hepatic failure | No |
| K72..10 | Chronic hepatic failure without coma | Yes |
| K72..11 | Chronic hepatic failure with coma | Yes |
| K72..9 | Hepatic failure, unspecified | No |
| K72..90 | Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma | Yes |
| K72..91 | Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma | Yes |
Last reviewed: September 2026