Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 572.8
Other sequelae of chronic liver disease
  • Short description: OTH SEQUELA, CHR LIV DIS.
  • ICD-9-CM 572.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 572.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 572.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 572.8: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 572.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K72.10 Chronic hepatic failure without coma
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K72.90 Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
Approximate Synonyms
  • Alcoholic hepatic failure
  • Chronic hepatic failure
  • Chronic liver failure
  • Chronic liver failure w coma
  • Fulminant hepatic failure
  • Hepatic coma due to chronic hepatic failure
  • Hepatic coma due to subacute liver failure
  • Hepatic failure
  • Hepatic failure as a complication of care
  • Hepatic failure due to a procedure
  • Hepatic granulomas in berylliosis
  • Hepatic granulomas in sarcoidosis
  • Hepatic schistosomal granuloma
  • Late effect of chronic liver disease
  • Liver failure
  • Postprocedural liver failure
  • Sequela of chronic liver disease
  • Subacute liver failure w coma
  • Subacute liver failure with coma
  • Subfulminant hepatic failure
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 572.8:
  • Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
    • liver 572.8
  • Asterixis 781.3
    • in liver disease 572.8
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • liver (diffuse) 572.8
      • amyloid 277.39
      • congenital (cystic) 751.62
      • cystic 572.8
      • fatty 571.8
      • hypertrophic 572.8
      • lardaceous 277.39
      • parenchymatous, acute or subacute (see also Necrosis, liver) 570
      • pigmentary 572.8
      • toxic (acute) 573.8
      • waxy 277.39
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
  • Failure, failed
    • hepatic 572.8
    • liver 572.8
  • Flap, liver 572.8
  • Granuloma NEC 686.1
    • liver 572.8
  • Tremor 781.0
    • flapping (liver) 572.8
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