K92.81

Billable

Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative)

Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative)

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

K90-K95

Parent Code

K92.8

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)
  • mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva (N76.81)
  • nasal mucositis (ulcerative) (J34.81)
  • oral mucositis (ulcerative) (K12.3-)

Code Also

A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances

  • type of associated therapy, such as:
  • antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs (T45.1X-)
  • radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code K92.81?

ICD-10-CM code K92.81 represents "Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative)". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is K92.81 a billable code?

Yes, K92.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is K92.81 in?

K92.81 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).

What codes cannot be used with K92.81?

K92.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3).

What SNOMED CT codes does K92.81 map to?

K92.81 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 95518006, 14511000119108. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for K92.81?

K92.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3874327. 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.