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K52.2

Non-billable

Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis

Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis

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

Parent Code

K52

Child Codes

3

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Food hypersensitivity gastroenteritis or colitis

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease

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)
  • allergic eosinophilic colitis (K52.82)
  • allergic eosinophilic esophagitis (K20.0)
  • allergic eosinophilic gastritis (K52.81)
  • allergic eosinophilic gastroenteritis (K52.81)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

Child Codes (3)

K52.21

Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome

BillableK52.22

Food protein-induced enteropathy

BillableK52.29

Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K52.2?

ICD-10-CM code K52.2 represents "Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is K52.2 a billable code?

No, K52.2 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under K52.2.

What chapter is K52.2 in?

K52.2 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K52.2?

K52.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-); megacolon (K59.3-).

What are the subcategories under K52.2?

K52.2 has 3 child codes, including: K52.21 (Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome), K52.22 (Food protein-induced enteropathy), K52.29 (Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis).

Are additional codes required with K52.2?

Yes, when using K52.2 you should also code: code to identify type of food allergy (Z91.01-, Z91.02-).

What are the UMLS CUIs for K52.2?

K52.2 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0494761, C2887847. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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