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ICD-10-CM Code K50.9
Crohn's disease, unspecified

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

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.


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
Source: Wikipedia

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]

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