2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Digestive System 520-579 > Other Diseases Of Digestive System 570-579 > Liver Abscess And Sequelae Of Chronic Liver Disease 572.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 572.4 Hepatorenal syndrome  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 572.4 can be accessed here. Functional KIDNEY FAILURE in patients with liver disease, usually LIVER CIRRHOSIS or portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL), and in the absence of intrinsic renal disease or kidney abnormality. It is characterized by intense renal vasculature constriction, reduced renal blood flow, OLIGURIA, and sodium retention. 572.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 572.4 contains 9 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 572.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 572.4 excludes: that following delivery (674.8) Index entries containing 572.4: Degeneration, degenerative hepatorenal 572.4 Failure, failed hepatorenal 572.4 Heyd's syndrome (hepatorenal) 572.4 Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) 581.9 cholemic 572.4 Syndrome - see also Disease hepatorenal 572.4 due to a procedure 997.4 following delivery 674.8 hepatourologic 572.4 Heyd's (hepatorenal) 572.4 liver-kidney 572.4 urohepatic 572.4