ICD-10-CM Code K58
Irritable bowel syndrome
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 K58 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of K58 that describes the diagnosis 'irritable bowel syndrome' in more detail.
- K58 Irritable bowel syndrome NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code K58 is used to code Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is a symptom-based diagnosis. It is characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits. Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C, or IBS-A, respectively).
| Specialty: | Gastroenterology |
| MeSH Code: | D043183 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 564.1 |
Coding Notes for K58 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. - Irritable colon
- Spastic colon
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'K58 - Irritable bowel syndrome'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code K58. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.