ICD-10-CM Code K50.8
Crohn's disease of both small and large 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 K50.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K50.8 that describes the diagnosis 'crohn's disease of both small and large intestine' in more detail.
- K50.8 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K50.80 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine without complications
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- K50.811 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with rectal bleeding BILLABLE
- K50.812 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with intestinal obstruction BILLABLE
- K50.813 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with fistula BILLABLE
- K50.814 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with abscess BILLABLE
- K50.818 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with other complication BILLABLE
- K50.819 Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with unspecified complications BILLABLE
The ICD code K508 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 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Crohn's disease of small AND large intestines (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K50.8 - Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine'
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Parent Code: K50 - Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]