K59.2
Billable codeNeurogenic bowel, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for neurogenic bowel, not elsewhere classified is K59.2.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- K59.0Constipationnon-billable header
- K59.1Functional diarrhea
- K59.3Megacolon, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- K59.4Anal spasm
- K59.8Other specified functional intestinal disordersnon-billable header
- K59.9Functional intestinal disorder, unspecified
- K59.2Neurogenic bowel, not elsewhere classified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 56481
Associated MS-DRGs
K59.2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 391Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCC
- DRG 392Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC