K90.81
BillableWhipple's disease
Whipple's disease
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Intestinal Whipple's disease41545003
- Intestinal lipodystrophy41545003
- WD - Whipple's disease41545003
- Whipple disease41545003
- Whipple's disease41545003
- Arthropathy in Whipple's disease201517005
- Seronegative arthritis secondary to Whipple disease201517005
- Seronegative arthritis secondary to Whipple's disease201517005
- Whipple's arthralgia201517005
- Encephalopathy in Whipple disease230194002
- Neuro - Whipple disease230194002
- Neuro - Whipple's disease230194002
- Malabsorption caused by infective agent235725003
- Infection caused by Tropheryma721760004
- Tropheryma infection721760004
- Central nervous system demyelination due to Whipple disease1259039002
- Central nervous system demyelination due to Whipple's disease1259039002
- Demyelination of central nervous system due to Whipple disease1259039002
- Dementia due to Whipple disease1259513009
- Dementia due to Whipple's disease1259513009
- Dementia due to intestinal lipodystrophy1259513009
UMLS
- Disease, WhippleC0023788
- Disease, Whipple'sC0023788
- Intestinal LipodystrophyC0023788
- Intestinal Whipple's diseaseC0023788
- Intestinal lipodystrophyC0023788
- Lipodystrophy, IntestinalC0023788
- WD - Whipple's diseaseC0023788
- WHIPPLE DISC0023788
- WHIPPLES DISC0023788
- Whipple DiseaseC0023788
- Whipple diseaseC0023788
- Whipple's DiseaseC0023788
- Whipple's diseaseC0023788
- Whipple's disease (disorder)C0023788
- Whipples DiseaseC0023788
- Whipples diseaseC0023788
- disease whippleC0023788
- disease whipple'sC0023788
- intestinal lipodystrophyC0023788
- whipple diseaseC0023788
- whipple's diseaseC0023788
- whipples diseaseC0023788
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for whipple's disease?
The ICD-10-CM code for whipple's disease is K90.81. The full clinical description is "Whipple's disease". K90.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K90.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K90.81 represents "Whipple's disease". 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 K90.81 a billable code?
Yes, K90.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K90.81 in?
K90.81 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K90.81?
K90.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2).
What SNOMED CT codes does K90.81 map to?
K90.81 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 201517005, 1259039002, 1259513009, 230194002, 721760004, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K90.81?
K90.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0023788. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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