ICD-10: K72

Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

Clinical Information

Includes

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

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

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

Excludes 2

  • hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
  • viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)
  • hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-)

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