K59.9
BillableFunctional intestinal disorder, unspecified
Functional intestinal disorder, 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.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Functional disorder of intestine81120009
- BD - Bowel dysfunction235594008
- Bowel dysfunction235594008
- Congenital functional disorders of the small intestine253767001
- Anorectal dysfunction due to pelvic organ prolapse722834005
- Functional anorectal disorder722880007
- Functional disorder of gastrointestinal tract in childhood1197715000
- Functional disorder of gastrointestinal tract150541000119104
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K59.9?
ICD-10-CM code K59.9 represents "Functional intestinal disorder, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K59.9 a billable code?
Yes, K59.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K59.9 in?
K59.9 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K59.9?
K59.9 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).
What SNOMED CT codes does K59.9 map to?
K59.9 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 722834005, 235594008, 253767001, 722880007, 150541000119104, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K59.9?
K59.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0016807. 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.