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6. K76.82

K76.82 - Hepatic encephalopathy

• Applicable to Hepatic encephalopathy
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM K76.82 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of K76.82 - other international versions of ICD10 K76.82 may differ.
• K76.82 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Hepatic encephalopathy, NOS
• Hepatic encephalopathy without coma
• Hepatocerebral intoxication
• Portal-systemic encephalopathy

Type 1 Excludes

• acute and subacute hepatic failure with coma (K72.01)
• alcoholic hepatic failure with coma (K70.41)
• chronic hepatic failure with coma (K72.11)
• hepatic failure with coma (K72.91)

codeAlso

• underlying liver disease, such as:
• acute and subacute hepatic failure without coma (K72.00)
• alcoholic hepatic failure without coma (K70.40)
• chronic hepatic failure without coma (K72.10)
• hepatic failure with toxic liver disease without coma (K71.10)
• hepatic failure without coma (K72.90)
• icterus of newborn (P55-P59)
• postprocedural hepatic failure (K91.82)
• viral hepatitis without hepatic coma (B15.9, B16.1, B16.9, B17.10, B19.10, B19.20, B19.9)

The following codes above K76.82 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to K76.82:

• Chapter: K00-K95 - Diseases of the digestive system
• Section: K70-K77 - Diseases of liver
• Category: K76 - Other diseases of liver

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.