K85
Non-billableAcute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acute (recurrent) pancreatitis
- subacute pancreatitis
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)
Child Codes (6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- AP - Acute pancreatitisC0001339
- Acute PancreatitidesC0001339
- Acute PancreatitisC0001339
- Acute pancreatic inflammationC0001339
- Acute pancreatitisC0001339
- Acute pancreatitis (disorder)C0001339
- Acute pancreatitis, unspecifiedC0001339
- Pancreatitides, AcuteC0001339
- Pancreatitis acuteC0001339
- Pancreatitis, AcuteC0001339
- Pancreatitis, acuteC0001339
- acute pancreatitisC0001339
- Acute Recurrent PancreatitisC0267937
- Acute recurrent pancreatitisC0267937
- Acute recurrent pancreatitis (disorder)C0267937
- Recurrent Acute PancreatitisC0267937
- acute (recurrent) pancreatitisC0267937
- Subacute pancreatitisC0267938
- Subacute pancreatitis (disorder)C0267938
- subacute pancreatitisC0267938
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code K85?
ICD-10-CM code K85 represents "Acute pancreatitis". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K85 a billable code?
No, K85 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under K85.
What chapter is K85 in?
K85 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What are the subcategories under K85?
K85 has 6 child codes, including: K85.0 (Idiopathic acute pancreatitis), K85.1 (Biliary acute pancreatitis), K85.2 (Alcohol induced acute pancreatitis), K85.3 (Drug induced acute pancreatitis), and 2 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K85?
K85 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0001339, C0267937, C0267938. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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