K90.82
Non-billableShort bowel syndrome
Short bowel syndrome
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Short gut syndrome
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)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Acquired short bowel syndromeC0036992
- Acquired short bowel syndrome (disorder)C0036992
- Bowel Syndrome, ShortC0036992
- Bowel Syndromes, ShortC0036992
- Post-resection short bowel syndromeC0036992
- SBS - Short bowel syndromeC0036992
- SGS - Short gut syndromeC0036992
- Short Bowel SyndromeC0036992
- Short Bowel SyndromesC0036992
- Short bowel syndromeC0036992
- Short bowel syndrome (disorder)C0036992
- Short gut syndromeC0036992
- Short intestine syndromeC0036992
- Short-bowel syndromeC0036992
- Short-gut syndromeC0036992
- Syndrome, Short BowelC0036992
- Syndromes, Short BowelC0036992
- bowel short syndromeC0036992
- short bowel syndromeC0036992
- short bowel syndromesC0036992
- short gut syndromeC0036992
- short-bowel syndromeC0036992
- syndrome intestine shortC0036992
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for short bowel syndrome?
The ICD-10-CM code for short bowel syndrome is K90.82. The full clinical description is "Short bowel syndrome". K90.82 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
What does ICD-10 code K90.82 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K90.82 represents "Short bowel syndrome". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is K90.82 a billable code?
No, K90.82 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under K90.82.
What chapter is K90.82 in?
K90.82 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What codes cannot be used with K90.82?
K90.82 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2).
What are the subcategories under K90.82?
K90.82 has 3 child codes, including: K90.821 (Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity), K90.822 (Short bowel syndrome without colon in continuity), K90.829 (Short bowel syndrome, unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for K90.82?
K90.82 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0036992. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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