K72.00
K72.00: Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K72.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K72.00 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above K72.00
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K72.00
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with K72.00
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K72.00 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hepatitis›ischemia, ischemic
- Hepatitis›shock
- Shock›liver
- Atrophy, atrophic›liver›acute, subacute
- Degeneration, degenerative›liver NEC›parenchymatous, acute or subacute
- Failure, failed›hepatic›acute or subacute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.