K50.9
Non-billableCrohn's disease, unspecified
Crohn's disease, unspecified
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
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)
Child Codes (2)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- CROHN DISEASEC0010346
- CROHNS DISC0010346
- Crohn DiseaseC0010346
- Crohn diseaseC0010346
- Crohn'sC0010346
- Crohn's DiseaseC0010346
- CD - Crohn's diseaseC0010346
- CROHN DISC0010346
- Crohn's EnteritisC0010346
- Crohn's diseaseC0010346
- Crohn's disease (disorder)C0010346
- Crohn's disease NOSC0010346
- Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]C0010346
- Crohn's disease, unspecifiedC0010346
- Crohn's enteritisC0010346
- Crohns DiseaseC0010346
- Crohns diseaseC0010346
- Disease CrohnsC0010346
- Granulomatous enteritis and colitisC0010346
- IBD1C0010346
- INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (CROHN DISEASE) 1C0010346
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease 1C0010346
- Morbus CrohnC0010346
- REGIONAL ENTERITISC0010346
- Regional EnteritisC0010346
- Regional enteritisC0010346
- crohn diseasesC0010346
- crohn sC0010346
- crohn s diseaseC0010346
- crohn's diseasesC0010346
- crohns diseaseC0010346
- crohns diseasesC0010346
- crohns'sC0010346
- crohns's diseaseC0010346
- disease crohnC0010346
- disease crohn'sC0010346
- eleocolitisC0010346
- enteritis (regional)C0010346
- enteritis regionalC0010346
- granulomatous enteritisC0010346
- regional enteritisC0010346
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K50.9?
ICD-10-CM code K50.9 represents "Crohn's disease, unspecified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K50.9 a billable code?
No, K50.9 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under K50.9.
What chapter is K50.9 in?
K50.9 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K50.9?
K50.9 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 K50.9?
K50.9 has 2 child codes, including: K50.90 (Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications), K50.91 (Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications).
Are additional codes required with K50.9?
Yes, when using K50.9 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 K50.9?
K50.9 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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