K72.9
Hepatic failure, unspecified
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
K72.9 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for hepatic failure, unspecified. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K72.90 Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma and K72.91 Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 5 Excludes1 entries and 15 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Inherited from K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Also from chapter/block level (12 notes)
Inherited from K70–K77 Diseases of liver
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
- 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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Inherited from K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
- fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
- malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy