K72.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute and subacute hepatic failure. It is a four-character subcategory of K72 (Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K70–K77 (Diseases of liver) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XI · K00–K93
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What K72.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acute non-viral hepatitis NOS
- Late-onset hepatic failure
K72.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
K72.0Akutt eller subakutt leversvikt
DK720Akut eller subakut leverinsufficiens
- DK720AAkut hepatitis med leversvigt IKA
- DK720CMalign hepatitis med leversvigt IKA
- DK720DLevercellenekrose med leversvigt
- DK720EAkut fulminant hepatitis med leversvigt IKA
- DK720FSubakut fulminant hepatitis med leversvigt IKA
K72.0Akuutti tai puoliakuutti maksan vajaatoiminta
K72.0Akutes und subakutes Leberversagen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
K72.0Insuffisance hépatique aigüe et subaigüe
K72.0acute en subacute leverinsufficiëntie
Listed through more specific codes:
- K72.00Acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma
- K72.01Acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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