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K72.1 Chronic hepatic failure

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K72.1 is the ICD-10 code for Chronic 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

K72.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

K72.1Kronisk leversvikt

NorwayICD-10-NO

K72.1Kronisk leversvikt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK721Kronisk leverinsufficiens

FinlandICD-10-FI

K72.1Pitkäaikainen maksan vajaatoiminta

GermanyICD-10-GM

K72.1Chronisches Leberversagen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

  • K72.10Akut-auf-chronisches Leberversagen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
  • K72.18Sonstiges und nicht näher bezeichnetes chronisches Leberversagen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
FranceICD-10-FR

K72.1Insuffisance hépatique chronique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K72.1chronische leverinsufficiëntie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K72.10Chronic hepatic failure without coma
  • K72.11Chronic 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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