ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95
K70-K77
K76-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.82

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.82

Hepatic encephalopathy

2023 - New Code

Billable/Specific Code

K76.82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10-CM K76.82 is a new 2023 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K76.82 - other international versions of ICD-10 K76.82 may differ.

Applicable To

Hepatic encephalopathy, NOS
Hepatic encephalopathy without coma
Hepatocerebral intoxication
Portal-systemic encephalopathy

Code Also

Code Also Help

A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.

underlying liver disease, such as:
acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.00
Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
K72.00
)
alcoholic hepatic failure without coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.40
Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
K70.40
)
chronic hepatic failure without coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.10
Chronic hepatic failure without coma
K72.10
)
hepatic failure with toxic liver disease without coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K71.10
Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma
K71.10
)
hepatic failure without coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.90
Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
K72.90
)
icterus of newborn (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P55
Hemolytic disease of newborn
P55
-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P59
Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes
Type 1 Excludes
- jaundice due to inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
- kernicterus (P57.-)
P59
)
postprocedural hepatic failure (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K91.82
Postprocedural hepatic failure
K91.82
)
viral hepatitis without hepatic coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B15.9
Hepatitis A without hepatic coma
Applicable To
- Hepatitis A (acute)(viral) NOS
B15.9
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B16.1
Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent without hepatic coma
B16.1
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B16.9
Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma
Applicable To
- Hepatitis B (acute) (viral) NOS
B16.9
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B17.10
Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma
Applicable To
- Acute hepatitis C NOS
B17.10
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B19.10
Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma
Applicable To
- Unspecified viral hepatitis B NOS
B19.10
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B19.20
Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma
Applicable To
- Viral hepatitis C NOS
B19.20
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B19.9
Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma
Applicable To
- Viral hepatitis NOS
B19.9
)

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as K76.82. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.01
Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma
K72.01
)
alcoholic hepatic failure with coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K70.41
Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
K70.41
)
chronic hepatic failure with coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.11
Chronic hepatic failure with coma
K72.11
)
hepatic failure with coma (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K72.91
Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma
Applicable To
- Hepatic coma NOS
K72.91
)

The following code(s) above K76.82 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 K76.82:

K00-K95
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 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)
Diseases of the digestive system
K70-K77
2023 ICD-10-CM Range K70-K77
Diseases of liver
Type 1 Excludes
- jaundice NOS (R17)
Type 2 Excludes
- hemochromatosis (E83.11-)
- Reye's syndrome (G93.7)
- viral hepatitis (B15-B19)
- Wilson's disease (E83.0)
Diseases of liver
K76
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76
Other diseases of liver
Type 2 Excludes
- alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)
- amyloid degeneration of liver (E85.-)
- cystic disease of liver (congenital) (Q44.6)
- hepatic vein thrombosis (I82.0)
- hepatomegaly NOS (R16.0)
- pigmentary cirrhosis (of liver) (E83.110)
- portal vein thrombosis (I81)
- toxic liver disease (K71.-)
Other diseases of liver

ICD-10-CM K76.82 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

441 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with mcc
442 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis with cc
443 Disorders of liver except malignancy, cirrhosis or alcoholic hepatitis without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Code History

2023 (effective 10/1/2022): New code

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K76.82:

Encephalopathy (acute) G93.40
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G93.40
Encephalopathy, unspecified
- hepatic K76.82 (without coma)
- portal-systemic K76.82
Intoxication
- hepatocerebral intoxication K76.82

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K76.82

K76.0 Fatty (change of) liver, not elsewhere classified

K76.1 Chronic passive congestion of liver

K76.2 Central hemorrhagic necrosis of liver

K76.3 Infarction of liver

K76.4 Peliosis hepatis

K76.5 Hepatic veno-occlusive disease

K76.6 Portal hypertension

K76.7 Hepatorenal syndrome

K76.8 Other specified diseases of liver

K76.81 Hepatopulmonary syndrome

K76.82 Hepatic encephalopathy

K76.89 Other specified diseases of liver

K76.9 Liver disease, unspecified

K77 Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

K80 Cholelithiasis

K80.0 Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis

K80.00 …… without obstruction

K80.01 …… with obstruction

K80.1 Calculus of gallbladder with other cholecystitis

K80.10 Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction

K80.11 Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis with obstruction

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K76.82

Hepatic encephalopathy

Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma

Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma

Chronic hepatic failure without coma

Toxic liver disease with hepatic necrosis, without coma

Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma

Hemolytic disease of newborn

Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes

Postprocedural hepatic failure

Hepatitis A without hepatic coma

Acute hepatitis B with delta-agent without hepatic coma

Acute hepatitis B without delta-agent and without hepatic coma

Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma

Unspecified viral hepatitis B without hepatic coma

Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma

Unspecified viral hepatitis without hepatic coma

Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma

Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma

Chronic hepatic failure with coma

Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma

Diseases of the digestive system

Diseases of liver

Other diseases of liver

Encephalopathy, unspecified