ICD-10-CM Code K50
Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code K50 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of K50 that describes the diagnosis 'crohn's disease [regional enteritis]' in more detail.
- K50 Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code K50 is used to code Enteritis
Enteritis (entero- + -itis) is inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by food or drink contaminated with pathogenic microbes. Symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, dehydration, and fever. Inflammation of related organs of the gastrointestinal system are:
Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
MeSH Codes: | D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751, D004751 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 556, 557, 558, 5, 8, 9, 555 |
Coding Notes for K50 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Granulomatous enteritis
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify manifestations, such as:
- Pyoderma gangrenosum See Code L88
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Ulcerative colitis - instead, use code K51.-