K50.81
Header — not billableCrohn's disease of both small and large intestine with complications
The ICD-10 code for crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with complications is K50.81.
K50.81 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under K50.81
- K50.811Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with rectal bleeding
- K50.812Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with intestinal obstruction
- K50.813Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with fistula
- K50.814Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with abscess
- K50.818Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with other complication
- K50.819Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with unspecified complications
Related codes in this category
- K50.80Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine without complications
- K50.81Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with complicationsnon-billable header