K72 - Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

The ICD 10 Code for Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified is listed as K72.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	K72
Description:	Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified Includes: acute hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure 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 Excludes1: alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4) hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-) icterus of newborn (P55-P59) postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82) viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19) Excludes2: hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8) hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6)

Chapter	Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of K72:
K72.0 - Acute and subacute hepatic failure
K72.1 - Chronic hepatic failure
K72.9 - Hepatic failure, unspecified