K55.0Non-billable
Acute vascular disorders of intestine
Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system
Inclusion Terms
4 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Infarction of appendices epiploicae
- •Mesenteric (artery) (vein) embolism
- •Mesenteric (artery) (vein) infarction
- •Mesenteric (artery) (vein) thrombosis
Coding Guidance
K55.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for epiploic appendagitis
epiploic appendagitis
View TemplatesEpiploic Appendagitis
View documentation for mesenteric ischemia
mesenteric ischemia
View TemplatesMesenteric Ischemia
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
9 items
Excludes2
From K00-K95:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •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)