K59.00
BillableConstipation, unspecified
Constipation, unspecified
Coding Notes
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)
- functional disorders of stomach (K31.-)
- incomplete defecation (R15.0)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- CN - Constipation14760008
- Constipated14760008
- Constipation14760008
- Costiveness14760008
- Difficult passing motion14760008
- Difficulty defaecating14760008
- Difficulty defecating14760008
- Difficulty opening bowels14760008
- Difficulty passing stool14760008
- Drug-induced constipation21782001
- Alteration in bowel elimination: constipation58230007
- Intermittent constipation pattern58230007
- Encopresis with constipation AND overflow incontinence73149003
- Intractable constipation111360009
- Obstipation111360009
- Perceived constipation129585003
- Alteration in bowel elimination129851009
- Faecal overflow162106006
- Overflow incontinence - faeces162106006
- Spurious diarrhea - overflow162106006
- Spurious diarrhoea - overflow162106006
- Acute constipation197119006
- Chronic constipation without overflow197120000
- Chronic constipation236069009
- Simple constipation236070005
- Constipation alternates with diarrhea249517009
- Constipation alternates with diarrhoea249517009
- Encopresis302690004
- Faecal soiling302690004
- Fecal soiling302690004
- Defaecation reflex abnormal - constipated418013002
- Defecation reflex abnormal - constipated418013002
- Defaecation reflex finding418742000
- Defecation reflex finding418742000
- Constipation due to spasm of colon430097009
- Spastic constipation430097009
- Atonic constipation432414001
- Constipation due to atony of colon432414001
- Constipation due to neurogenic bowel432994008
- Neurogenic constipation432994008
- Infant dyschezia722885002
- Acute constipation in childhood1296666005
- Acute constipation in infancy1296667001
- Constipation during pregnancy13016151000119101
- Constipation in pregnancy13016151000119101
- Therapeutic opioid induced constipation136801000119102
UMLS
- CN - ConstipationC0009806
- ConstipatedC0009806
- ConstipationC0009806
- Constipation (finding)C0009806
- Constipation, unspecifiedC0009806
- CostivenessC0009806
- Difficult passing motionC0009806
- Difficulty defaecatingC0009806
- Difficulty defecatingC0009806
- Difficulty opening bowelsC0009806
- Difficulty passing stoolC0009806
- constipateC0009806
- constipatedC0009806
- constipatingC0009806
- constipationC0009806
- difficulty defecatingC0009806
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for constipation, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for constipation, unspecified is K59.00. The full clinical description is "Constipation, unspecified". K59.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K59.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K59.00 represents "Constipation, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K59.00 a billable code?
Yes, K59.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K59.00 in?
K59.00 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K59.00?
K59.00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: change in bowel habit NOS (R19.4); intestinal malabsorption (K90.-); psychogenic intestinal disorders (F45.8); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does K59.00 map to?
K59.00 maps to 24 SNOMED CT concepts: 197119006, 1296666005, 1296667001, 129851009, 58230007, and 19 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K59.00?
K59.00 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0009806. 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.