K55.9
BillableVascular disorder of intestine, unspecified
Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Ischemic colitis
- Ischemic enteritis
- Ischemic enterocolitis
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
- Acute ischaemic enterocolitis5820008
- Acute ischemic enterocolitis5820008
- Colonic ischaemia30588004
- Colonic ischemia30588004
- Ischaemic colitis30588004
- Ischemic colitis30588004
- Acute ischaemic enteritis33906009
- Acute ischemic enteritis33906009
- Inflammation of intestine due to ischaemia73665001
- Inflammation of intestine due to ischemia73665001
- Ischaemic enteritis73665001
- Ischaemic enteritis of intestine73665001
- Ischemic enteritis73665001
- Ischemic enteritis of intestine73665001
- Acute ischaemic colitis75700000
- Acute ischemic colitis75700000
- Alimentary tract pain due to vascular insufficiency75938008
- Intestinal ischaemia82196007
- Intestinal ischemia82196007
- Ischaemic bowel disease82196007
- Ischaemic disease of gut82196007
- Ischemic bowel disease82196007
- Ischemic disease of gut82196007
- Vascular insufficiency of intestine82196007
- Vascular insufficiency of the intestine82196007
- Ischaemic enterocolitis90891007
- Ischemic enterocolitis90891007
- 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
- Vascular disorder of intestine128321003
- Focal segmental ischaemia of small intestine235844004
- Focal segmental ischemia of small intestine235844004
- Ischaemia of stoma236120009
- Ischemia of stoma236120009
- Acute GIT vascular insufficiency266519001
- Acute gastrointestinal tract vascular insufficiency266519001
- Non-infective enteritis and colitis307418008
- Noninfective enteritis and colitis307418008
- Ischaemic gastroenteritis713180002
- Ischemic gastroenteritis713180002
- Disorder of vascular structure of duodenum737191003
- Vascular disorder of duodenum737191003
- Vascular disorder of small intestine737196008
- Vascular disorder of large intestine737200003
- Nongangrenous ischaemic colitis763398006
- Nongangrenous ischemic colitis763398006
- Ischaemia of colostomy1162504009
- Ischemia of colostomy1162504009
- Acute diffuse ischaemic enteritis16696901000119102
- Acute diffuse ischemic enteritis16696901000119102
- Acute diffuse ischaemic enterocolitis16606531000119101
- Acute diffuse ischemic enterocolitis16606531000119101
UMLS
- Colitis ischaemicC0162529
- Colitis ischemicC0162529
- Colitis, IschemicC0162529
- Colonic ischaemiaC0162529
- Colonic ischemiaC0162529
- Ischaemic colitisC0162529
- Ischemic ColitisC0162529
- Ischemic colitisC0162529
- Ischemic colitis (disorder)C0162529
- colitis ischaemicC0162529
- colitis ischemicC0162529
- colonic ischemiaC0162529
- ischaemic colitisC0162529
- ischemic colitisC0162529
- Inflammation of intestine due to ischaemiaC0267395
- Inflammation of intestine due to ischemiaC0267395
- Inflammation of intestine due to ischemia (disorder)C0267395
- Ischaemic enteritisC0267395
- Ischaemic enteritis of intestineC0267395
- Ischemic enteritisC0267395
- Ischemic enteritis of intestineC0267395
- Intestinal Vascular DisorderC0400883
- Intestinal vascular disorderC0400883
- Vascular disorder of intestineC0400883
- Vascular disorder of intestine (disorder)C0400883
- Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecifiedC0400883
- Vascular disorders of intestineC0400883
- Ischaemic enterocolitisC0267396
- Ischemic enterocolitisC0267396
- Ischemic enterocolitis (disorder)C0267396
- ischemic enterocolitisC0267396
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K55.9?
ICD-10-CM code K55.9 represents "Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K55.9 a billable code?
Yes, K55.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K55.9 in?
K55.9 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K55.9?
K55.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does K55.9 map to?
K55.9 maps to 22 SNOMED CT concepts: 91489000, 266519001, 16696901000119102, 16606531000119101, 75700000, and 17 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K55.9?
K55.9 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0162529, C0267395, C0400883, C0267396. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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