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-)
Subcategories
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