K52.2
Header — not billableAllergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis
The ICD-10 code for allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis is K52.2.
K52.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Food hypersensitivity gastroenteritis or colitis
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.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K52.0Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation
- K52.1Toxic gastroenteritis and colitis
- K52.3Indeterminate colitis
- K52.8Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitisnon-billable header
- K52.9Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
- K52.2Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitisnon-billable header