DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

  • Header · not billable

K72 is not billable. The category heads 6 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
  2. K70-K77 Diseases of liver (K70-K77)
  3. K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Billable codes
6
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 4
HCC V28 codes
4
New FY2027
0
Index entries
29

Codes in K72

  1. K72.0
    Acute and subacute hepatic failure
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Acute non-viral hepatitis NOS
  2. K72.00
    Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
    BillableMCC
  3. K72.01
    Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma
    BillableMCC
  4. K72.1
    Chronic hepatic failure
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • End stage liver disease
  5. K72.10
    Chronic hepatic failure without coma
    Billable63
  6. K72.11
    Chronic hepatic failure with coma
    BillableMCC63
  7. K72.9
    Hepatic failure, unspecified
    Header
  8. K72.90
    Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
    Billable63
  9. K72.91
    Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma
    BillableMCC63
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hepatic coma NOS

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At K72

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

  • alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4) K70.4
  • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-) K71.1
  • icterus of newborn (P55-P59) P55 P59
  • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82) K91.82

Excludes2

  • hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8) O00 O07 O08.8
  • hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-) O26.6
  • viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19) B15 B19

Use additional code

  • code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8) R18.8

Notes that also apply

Block K70-K77 instructions (Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 11 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 11 page.

Index entries

  • Hepatitisischemia, ischemic → K72.00
  • Hepatitisshock → K72.00
  • Shockliver → K72.00
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)liver (yellow) → K72.90
  • Failure, failedhepatic → K72.90
  • Hepatitismalignant NEC (with hepatic failure) → K72.90
  • Impaired, impairment (function)liver → K72.90
  • Jaundice (yellow)malignant (without coma) → K72.90
  • Hepatitisacutenon-viral → K72.0
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)liver (yellow)acute, subacute → K72.00
  • Degeneration, degenerativeliver (diffuse) NECparenchymatous, acute or subacute → K72.00
  • Failure, failedhepaticacute or subacute → K72.00
  • Hepatitisacutewith coma → K72.01
  • Disease, diseasedliver (chronic) (organic)end stage → K72.1-
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)liver (yellow)chronic → K72.10
  • Failure, failedhepaticchronic → K72.10
  • Failure, failedhepaticend stage → K72.10
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)liver (yellow)with coma → K72.91
  • Failure, failedhepaticwith coma → K72.91
  • Hepatitismalignant NEC (with hepatic failure)with coma → K72.91
  • Impaired, impairment (function)liverwith coma → K72.91
  • Jaundice (yellow)malignant (without coma)with coma → K72.91
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)liver (yellow)acute, subacutewith coma → K72.01
  • Degeneration, degenerativeliver (diffuse) NECparenchymatous, acute or subacutewith coma → K72.01
  • Failure, failedhepaticacute or subacutewith coma → K72.01
  • Atrophy, atrophic (of)liver (yellow)chronicwith coma → K72.11
  • Disease, diseasedliver (chronic) (organic)end stagewith coma → K72.11
  • Failure, failedhepaticchronicwith coma → K72.11
  • Failure, failedhepaticend stagewith coma → K72.11

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