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ICD-10-CM Codes
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K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
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K70-K77
Diseases of liver
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K72-
Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
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2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.0
Acute and subacute hepatic failure
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- K72.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM K72.0 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K72.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 K72.0 may differ.
Applicable To- Acute non-viral hepatitis NOS
The following code(s) above
K72.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
K72.0:
- K00-K95
2019 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive systemType 2 Excludes- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- 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)
- K70-K77
2019 ICD-10-CM Range K70-K77
Diseases of liver - K72
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72
Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- hepatic encephalopathy NOS
- liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
- malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
Type 1 Excludes- alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
- hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
- icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
- postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
Type 2 Excludes- 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)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to K72.0:
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Type 1 Excludes: K75.2, K75.3, K75.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.2
Nonspecific reactive hepatitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-)
- chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.3
Granulomatous hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-)
- chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.9
Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-)
- chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
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Type 2 Excludes: K75.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.0
Abscess of liver
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Cholangitic hepatic abscess
- Hematogenic hepatic abscess
- Hepatic abscess NOS
- Lymphogenic hepatic abscess
- Pylephlebitic hepatic abscess
Type 1 Excludes- amebic liver abscess (A06.4)
- cholangitis without liver abscess (K83.09)
- pylephlebitis without liver abscess (K75.1)
Type 2 Excludes- acute or subacute hepatitis NOS (B17.9)
- acute or subacute non-viral hepatitis (K72.0)
- chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.8)
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Use Additional: R65.11, R65.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R65.11
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin with acute organ dysfunction
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Use Additional- code to identify specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:
- acute kidney failure (N17.-)
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
- critical illness myopathy (G72.81)
- critical illness polyneuropathy (G62.81)
- disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] (D65)
- encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) (G93.41)
- hepatic failure (K72.0-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R65.2
Severe sepsis
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Infection with associated acute organ dysfunction
- Sepsis with acute organ dysfunction
- Sepsis with multiple organ dysfunction
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome due to infectious process with acute organ dysfunction
Code First- underlying infection, such as:
- infection following a procedure (T81.4-)
- infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
- puerperal sepsis (O85)
- sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion (O03.87)
- sepsis following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.82)
- sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.37)
- sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.87)
- sepsis NOS (A41.9)
Use Additional- code to identify specific acute organ dysfunction, such as:
- acute kidney failure (N17.-)
- acute respiratory failure (J96.0-)
- critical illness myopathy (G72.81)
- critical illness polyneuropathy (G62.81)
- disseminated intravascular coagulopathy [DIC] (D65)
- encephalopathy (metabolic) (septic) (G93.41)
- hepatic failure (K72.0-)
- Hepatitis K75.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K75.9
Inflammatory liver disease, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- acute or subacute hepatitis (K72.0-)
- chronic hepatitis NEC (K73.-)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- acute B17.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B17.9
Acute viral hepatitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Acute hepatitis NOS
- Acute infectious hepatitis NOS
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K72.0
K71.3 Toxic liver disease with chronic persistent hepatitis
K71.4 Toxic liver disease with chronic lobular hepatitis
K71.5 Toxic liver disease with chronic active hepatitis
K71.6 Toxic liver disease with hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K71.7 Toxic liver disease with fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver
K71.8 Toxic liver disease with other disorders of liver
K71.9 Toxic liver disease, unspecified
K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
K72.0
Acute and subacute hepatic failure
K72.1 Chronic hepatic failure
K72.9 Hepatic failure, unspecified
K73 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
K73.0 Chronic persistent hepatitis, not elsewhere classified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
