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K72.0 ICD-10-CM Code: Acute and subacute hepatic failure

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) / Diseases of liver (K70-K77)

K72.0

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Acute and subacute hepatic failure

OverviewRisk ModelsCode BookDocumentationAuditNotesEdition comparison

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

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Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

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Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

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Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

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Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

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Not mapped

Code Book Path

Official
K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classifiedK72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure

Inclusion Terms

Official
  • Acute non-viral hepatitis NOS

Excludes 2

Official
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • hemochromatosis (E83.11-)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • Reye's syndrome (G93.7)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • viral hepatitis (B15-B19)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • Wilson's disease (E83.01)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • hepatic failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • hepatic failure complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72
  • viral hepatitis with hepatic coma (B15-B19)Inherited from K00-K95, K70-K77, K72

Related Codes

Official
K72.00Acute and subacute hepatic failure without comaK72.01Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma

Includes

Official
  • fulminant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failureInherited from K72
  • liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failureInherited from K72
  • malignant hepatitis NEC, with hepatic failureInherited from K72
  • yellow liver atrophy or dystrophyInherited from K72

Excludes 1

Official
  • jaundice NOS (R17)Inherited from K70-K77, K72
  • alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)Inherited from K70-K77, K72
  • hepatic failure with toxic liver disease (K71.1-)Inherited from K70-K77, K72
  • icterus of newborn (P55-P59)Inherited from K70-K77, K72
  • postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)Inherited from K70-K77, K72

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for K72.0. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

Official
  • code, if applicable, for ascites (R18.8)Inherited from K72

Code Also

Official

No Code Also instructions are included in this display for K72.0. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
K72.0
Description
Acute and subacute hepatic failure
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
—
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

K72.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for acute and subacute hepatic failure. K72.0 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the digestive system (k00-k95), within the section covering diseases of liver (k70-k77).

Header codes like K72.0 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for K72.0 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Child Codes

K72.00Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
K72.01Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma

Code Hierarchy

└K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified└K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure
└K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure

Also searched as

  • K72 0
  • K720

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