VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

K72Hepatic failure, not elsewhere classified

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Chapter XI
Diseases of the digestive system
Group K70-K77
Diseases of liver
Official Vietnamese name
Suy gan, không phân loại mục khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Incl.: hepatic: coma NOS encephalopathy NOS (G94.3*) hepatitis: fulminant NEC, with hepatic failure malignant NEC, with hepatic failure liver (cell) necrosis with hepatic failure yellow liver atrophy or dystrophy Excl.: 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 (B15-B19) with toxic liver disease (K71.1)

Related K72 codes

K72.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute and subacute hepatic failure K72.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Chronic hepatic failure K72.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Hepatic failure, unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.