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K63.3
Billable

Ulcer of intestine

Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Primary ulcer of small intestine

Excludes1

8 items
  • duodenal ulcer (K26.-)
  • gastrointestinal ulcer (K28.-)
  • gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
  • jejunal ulcer (K28.-)
  • peptic ulcer, site unspecified (K27.-)
  • ulcer of intestine with perforation (K63.1)
  • ulcer of anus or rectum (K62.6)
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Billable Code

K63.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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.

Excludes2

8 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)
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