ICD-10-CM Code K50.9
Crohn's disease, unspecified
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 K50.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K50.9 that describes the diagnosis 'crohn's disease, unspecified' in more detail.
- K50.9 Crohn's disease, unspecified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE K50.90 Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications
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- K50.911 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with rectal bleeding BILLABLE
- K50.912 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with intestinal obstruction BILLABLE
- K50.913 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with fistula BILLABLE
- K50.914 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with abscess BILLABLE
- K50.918 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication BILLABLE
- K50.919 Crohn's disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications BILLABLE
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 |
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Juvenile arthritis in Crohn's disease (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K50.9 - Crohn's disease, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K50.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: K50 - Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]