K55.8
BillableOther vascular disorders of intestine
Other vascular disorders of intestine
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)
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)
- angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Colonic ischaemia30588004
- Colonic ischemia30588004
- Ischaemic colitis30588004
- Ischemic colitis30588004
- Angiectasia of small intestine58358002
- Angiodysplasia of small intestine58358002
- Vascular ectasia of small intestine58358002
- Acute ischaemic colitis75700000
- Acute ischemic colitis75700000
- AMI - Acute mesenteric ischaemia91489000
- AMI - Acute mesenteric ischemia91489000
- Acute intestinal ischaemia91489000
- Acute intestinal ischaemic syndrome91489000
- Acute intestinal ischemia91489000
- Acute intestinal ischemic syndrome91489000
- Acute intestinal vascular insufficiency91489000
- Acute mesenteric ischaemia91489000
- Acute mesenteric ischemia91489000
- Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine91489000
- Arteriomesenteric compression of third part of duodenum197006009
- SMAS - superior mesenteric artery syndrome197006009
- Superior mesenteric artery syndrome197006009
- Wilkie syndrome197006009
- Reversible ischaemic colitis235845003
- Reversible ischemic colitis235845003
- Transient ischaemic colitis235845003
- Transient ischemic colitis235845003
- Angiectasia of intestine235853006
- Angiodysplasia of intestine235853006
- Intestinal vascular dysplasia235853006
- Vascular ectasia of intestine235853006
- Acute GIT vascular insufficiency266519001
- Acute gastrointestinal tract vascular insufficiency266519001
- Gastrointestinal tract vascular insufficiency312607004
- Increased vascular pattern of colon414480009
- Insufficiency of mesenteric artery734041006
- Acute intestinal ischaemia due to obstruction of vasculature of intestine735595001
- Acute intestinal ischaemia with obstruction of intestinal vasculature735595001
- Acute intestinal ischemia due to obstruction of vasculature of intestine735595001
- Acute intestinal ischemia with obstruction of intestinal vasculature735595001
- Vascular disorder of large intestine737200003
- Acquired telangiectasia of small and large intestines871901008
- Angiectasia of gastrointestinal tract1295232000
- Angiodysplasia of gastrointestinal tract1295232000
- Vascular ectasia of gastrointestinal tract1295232000
- Telangiectasia of colon1295237006
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K55.8?
ICD-10-CM code K55.8 represents "Other vascular disorders of intestine". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K55.8 a billable code?
Yes, K55.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K55.8 in?
K55.8 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K55.8?
K55.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K55.8 map to?
K55.8 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 91489000, 871901008, 266519001, 735595001, 75700000, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K55.8?
K55.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348740. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.