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K91

Non-billable

Intraop and postproc comp and disorders of dgstv sys, NEC

Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

K90-K95

Child Codes

8

Coding Notes

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)
  • complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
  • complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
  • gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
  • postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
  • radiation colitis (K52.0)
  • radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
  • radiation proctitis (K62.7)

Child Codes (8)

K91.0

Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery

BillableK91.1

Postgastric surgery syndromes

BillableK91.2

Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified

BillableK91.3

Postprocedural intestinal obstruction

K91.5

Postcholecystectomy syndrome

BillableK91.6

Intraop hemor/hemtom of a dgstv sys org comp a procedure

K91.7

Accidental pnctr & lac of a digestive system org dur proc

K91.8

Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of dgstv sys

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K91?

ICD-10-CM code K91 represents "Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is K91 a billable code?

No, K91 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under K91.

What chapter is K91 in?

K91 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What are the subcategories under K91?

K91 has 8 child codes, including: K91.0 (Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery), K91.1 (Postgastric surgery syndromes), K91.2 (Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified), K91.3 (Postprocedural intestinal obstruction), and 4 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K91?

K91 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2888010. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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