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K55.02
Non-billable

Acute infarction of small intestine

Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system

Inclusion Terms

2 items
  • Gangrene of small intestine
  • Necrosis of small intestine

Coding Guidance

K55.02 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

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.

Inclusion Terms

4 items

From K55.0:

  • Infarction of appendices epiploicae
  • Mesenteric (artery) (vein) embolism
  • Mesenteric (artery) (vein) infarction
  • Mesenteric (artery) (vein) thrombosis

Excludes1

1 item

From K55:

  • necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)

Excludes2

9 items

From K00-K95:

  • 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)

From K55:

  • angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)
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