K72
ICD-10Non-billable categoryHepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
K72 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure
- malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failure
- yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)
- hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)
- icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
- postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- 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)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)
More specific codes under K72
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.