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K85.9
Non-billable

Acute pancreatitis, unspecified

Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Pancreatitis NOS

Coding Guidance

K85.9 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

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Amylase Enzyme Abnormality

View documentation for elevated pancreatic enzymes
elevated pancreatic enzymes
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Hyperlipasemia

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.

Includes

2 items

From K85:

  • acute (recurrent) pancreatitis
  • subacute pancreatitis

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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