K50

Non-billable

Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

K50-K52

Child Codes

4

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease
  • granulomatous enteritis

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
  • anal fistula (K60.3-)
  • anorectal fistula (K60.5-)
  • rectal fistula (K60.4-)

Child Codes (4)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K50?

ICD-10-CM code K50 represents "Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is K50 a billable code?

No, K50 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under K50.

What chapter is K50 in?

K50 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K50?

K50 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-); megacolon (K59.3-); ulcerative colitis (K51.-).

What are the subcategories under K50?

K50 has 4 child codes, including: K50.0 (Crohn's disease of small intestine), K50.1 (Crohn's disease of large intestine), K50.8 (Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine), K50.9 (Crohn's disease, unspecified).

Are additional codes required with K50?

Yes, when using K50 you should also code: code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:; anal fistula (K60.3-); anorectal fistula (K60.5-); rectal fistula (K60.4-).

What are the UMLS CUIs for K50?

K50 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0010346. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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