K72.9Non-billable
Hepatic failure, unspecified
Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system
Coding Guidance
K72.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
4 items
Includes
From K72:
- •fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- •liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
- •malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- •yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
Excludes2
11 items
Excludes2
From K00-K95:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •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)