2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579 > Other Diseases Of Digestive System 570-579 > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 570 Acute and subacute necrosis of liver  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 570 can be accessed here. A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. Extensive and rapid death of parenchymal cells in the LIVER, often due to exposure to toxic materials. It is characterized by a soft, flabby, yellow-brown wrinkled, and shrunken liver. It was called "acute yellow atrophy". 570 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 570 contains 25 index entries ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 570 also known as: Acute hepatic failure Acute or subacute hepatitis, not specified as infective Necrosis of liver (acute) (diffuse) (massive) (subacute) Parenchymatous degeneration of liver Yellow atrophy (liver) (acute) (subacute) 570 excludes: icterus gravis of newborn (773.0-773.2) serum hepatitis (070.2-070.3) that with: abortion (634-638 with .7, 639.8) ectopic or molar pregnancy (639.8) pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium (646.7) viral hepatitis (070.0-070.9) Index entries containing 570: Atrophia - see also Atrophy flava hepatis (acuta) (subacuta) (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Atrophy, atrophic liver (acute) (subacute) (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 chronic (yellow) 571.8 yellow (congenital) 570 with abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8 molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8 chronic 571.8 complicating pregnancy 646.7 following abortion 639.8 ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8 from injection, inoculation or transfusion (onset within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral healed 571.5 obstetric 646.7 postabortal 639.8 postimmunization - see Hepatitis, viral posttransfusion - see Hepatitis, viral puerperal, postpartum 674.8 yellow (acute) (congenital) (liver) (subacute) (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 chronic 571.8 resulting from administration of blood, plasma, serum, or other biological substance (within 8 months of administration) - see Hepatitis, viral Degeneration, degenerative liver (diffuse) 572.8 parenchymatous, acute or subacute (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome Rokitansky's (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Failure, failed hepatic 572.8 acute 570 liver 572.8 acute 570 Hepatitis 573.3 acute (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 alcoholic 571.1 infective 070.1 with hepatic coma 070.0 fibrous (chronic) 571.49 acute 570 hypertrophic (chronic) 571.49 acute 570 interstitial (chronic) 571.49 acute 570 malignant (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 parenchymatous (acute) (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 subacute (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Hepatodystrophy 570 Icterus (see also Jaundice) 782.4 gravis (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 complicating pregnancy 646.7 affecting fetus or newborn 760.8 fetus or newborn NEC 773.0 obstetrical 646.7 affecting fetus or newborn 760.8 malignant (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 pernicious (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) liver (capsule) (see also Hepatitis) 573.3 acute 570 Jaundice (yellow) 782.4 malignant (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Necrosis, necrotic hepatic (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 liver (acute) (congenital) (diffuse) (massive) (subacute) 570 with abortion - see Abortion, by type, with specified complication NEC ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8 molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8 complicating pregnancy 646.7 affecting fetus or newborn 760.8 following abortion 639.8 ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8 obstetrical 646.7 postabortal 639.8 puerperal, postpartum 674.8 toxic 573.3 Rokitansky's disease (see also Necrosis, liver) 570 Yellow atrophy (liver) 570 chronic 571.8 resulting from administration of blood, plasma, serum, or other biological substance (within 8 months of administration) - see Hepatitis, viral