K90.81
BillableWhipple's disease
Whipple's disease
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(72)
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
Clinical Terms
- Central nervous system demyelination due to Whipple disease
- Infection caused by Tropheryma
- Intestinal lipodystrophy
- Arthropathy in Whipple's disease
- Encephalopathy in Whipple disease
- Whipples Disease
- Seronegative arthritis secondary to Whipple disease
- Neuro - Whipple's disease
- Whipple Disease
- WHIPPLE DIS
- Disease, Whipple
- Malabsorption caused by infective agent
- Tropheryma infection
- Neuro - Whipple disease
- disease whipple's
- Whipple's arthralgia
- WD - Whipple's disease
- disease whipple
- Dementia due to intestinal lipodystrophy
- Demyelination of central nervous system due to Whipple disease
- Intestinal Whipple's disease
- Central nervous system demyelination due to Whipple's disease
- WHIPPLES DIS
- Whipple's disease (disorder)
- Lipodystrophy, Intestinal
- Dementia due to Whipple disease
- Disease, Whipple's
- Seronegative arthritis secondary to Whipple's disease
- Dementia due to Whipple's disease
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.
How does K90.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like whipple's disease affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of K90.81?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for K90.81 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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