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HomeICD-10 CodesK55
ICD-10-CM
Non-billable

K55

Classification
Category:Diseases of the digestive system
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Coding Guidance
K55 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Excludes 1
Excludes 2
angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum
K31.81
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

More Specific Codes

K55.0
Acute vascular disorders of intestine
K55.1
Chronic vascular disorders of intestine
K55.2
Angiodysplasia of colon
K55.3
Necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.8
Other vascular disorders of intestine
K55.9
Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov