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K72.01

K72.01: Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K72.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K72.01

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K72: Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K72.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K72: Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

  • 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)

Other codes that can never be billed with K72.01

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • K76.2Central hemorrhagic necrosis of liver
  • K76.82Hepatic encephalopathy
  • R40Somnolence, stupor and coma

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K72.01 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56669Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease
  • A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hepatitis›acute›with coma
  • Atrophy, atrophic›liver›acute, subacute›with coma
  • Degeneration, degenerative›liver NEC›parenchymatous, acute or subacute›with coma
  • Failure, failed›hepatic›acute or subacute›with coma

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K72.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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