ICD-10-CM Code K50.0
Crohn's disease of small intestine
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 K50.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K50.0 that describes the diagnosis 'crohn's disease of small intestine' in more detail.
- K50.0 Crohn's disease of small intestine NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K50.00 Crohn's disease of small intestine without complications
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- K50.011 Crohn's disease of small intestine with rectal bleeding BILLABLE
- K50.012 Crohn's disease of small intestine with intestinal obstruction BILLABLE
- K50.013 Crohn's disease of small intestine with fistula BILLABLE
- K50.014 Crohn's disease of small intestine with abscess BILLABLE
- K50.018 Crohn's disease of small intestine with other complication BILLABLE
- K50.019 Crohn's disease of small intestine with unspecified complications BILLABLE
The ICD code K500 is used to code Ileitis
Ileitis is an inflammation of the ileum, a portion of the small intestine. Crohn's ileitis is a type of Crohn's disease affecting the ileum. Ileitis is caused by the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis. Inflammatory bowel disease does not associate with Lawsonia intracellularis infection.
Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
MeSH Code: | D007079 |
Coding Notes for K50.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] of duodenum
- Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] of ileum
- Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] of jejunum
- Regional ileitis
- Terminal ileitis
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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." - Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine - instead, use code K50.8-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K50.0 - Crohn's disease of small intestine'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K50.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: K50 - Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]