K72.0 ICD-10-CA code: Acute and subacute hepatic failure
K72.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Acute and subacute hepatic failure” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written K720
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to K72.0. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Hepatitis, acute NEC, non viral
- Hepatitis, non viral NEC, acute
- Atrophy, atrophic, liver (yellow), acute, subacute
- Failure, failed, hepatic, late onset (with hepatic coma)
- Failure, failed, hepatic, acute or subacute (with hepatic coma)
- Degeneration, degenerative, liver (diffuse) NEC, parenchymatous, acute or subacute
Notes for K72.0
As CIHI prints them, with any note K72.0 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Acute non-viral hepatitis NOSLate-onset hepatic failure
- Hepatic:• coma NOS• encephalopathy NOS† (G94.3*)hepatitis: fulminant, malignant — NEC, with hepatic failureliver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failureyellow liver atrophy or dystrophyFrom K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
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)From K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
- 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 K72.0 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
- 2Block K70-K77Diseases of liver
- 3Category K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified
- 4Valid code K72.0Acute and subacute hepatic failure
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
What does ICD-10-CA code K72.0 mean?
K72.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Acute and subacute hepatic failure” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is K72.0 in ICD-10-CA?
K72.0 sits under K72 Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified, within K70-K77 Diseases of liver, within Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93).
What coding notes apply to K72.0?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for K72.0, 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.