Liver failure due to toxin/drug NOS, w/wo hepatic encephalopathy
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Liver failure due to toxin/drug NOS, w/wo hepatic encephalopathy |
ICD10 code: | K71.1 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Non Fulminant Hepatic Failure |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | Moderate or severe liver disease |
APACHE Como Component: | Liver |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- This is the code to use for any type of liver failure due to any drug or toxin EXCEPT ethanol: fulminant, acute, subacute, chronic, NOS, with or without hepatic encephalopathy.
- So, if the liver failure is due to an alcohol other than ethanol, use this code.
- Remember that liver failure is a distinct manifestation of advanced liver disease that can be caused by many different types of liver disease. In liver failure, there is evidence of one or both of:
- synthetic dysfunction indicated by coagulopathy (with elevated PT, INR), very low albumin and other plasma proteins
- hepatic encephalopathy
- Liver cirrhosis is NOT the same thing as liver failure. They can occur alone, or together.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- This is one of several different codes for liver failure:
Liver Failure codes: |
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code the toxin, if known -- this would include poison mushrooms causing liver failure.
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