K72 ICD-10-CA category: Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
K72 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 3 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in K72
K72 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for K72
As CIHI prints them, with any note K72 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Hepatic:• coma NOS• encephalopathy NOS† (G94.3*)hepatitis: fulminant, malignant — NEC, with hepatic failureliver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failureyellow liver atrophy or dystrophy
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Alcoholic hepatic failure (K70.4)hepatic failure complicating:• abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)• pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6-)icterus of fetus and newborn (P55-P59)viral hepatitis with coma (B15-B19)with toxic (drug induced) liver disease (K71.1)
- Haemochromatosis (E83.1-)jaundice NOS (R17.0)Reye's syndrome (G93.7)viral hepatitis (B15-B19)Wilson's disease (E83.0)From K70-K77 Diseases of liver
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Where K72 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K70-K77Diseases of liver
- 3Category K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is K72 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. K72 (Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 3 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is K72 in ICD-10-CA?
K72 sits under K70-K77 Diseases of liver, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K72?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for K72, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.