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K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
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Noninfective enteritis and colitis
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Ulcerative colitis
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K51.211
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K51.211
Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with rectal bleeding
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- K51.211 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM K51.211 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K51.211 - other international versions of ICD-10 K51.211 may differ.
The following code(s) above
K51.211 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
K51.211:
- K00-K95
2021 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive systemType 2 Excludes- 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)
Diseases of the digestive system - K50-K52
2021 ICD-10-CM Range K50-K52
Noninfective enteritis and colitisIncludes- noninfective inflammatory bowel disease
Noninfective enteritis and colitis - K51
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K51
Ulcerative colitis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)
Use Additional- code to identify manifestations, such as:
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
Ulcerative colitis
Approximate Synonyms
- Chronic ulcerative proctitis with rectal bleeding
- Rectal hemorrhage due to chronic ulcerative proctitis
ICD-10-CM K51.211 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 385 Inflammatory bowel disease with mcc
- 386 Inflammatory bowel disease with cc
- 387 Inflammatory bowel disease without cc/mcc
Convert K51.211 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Proctitis K62.89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K62.89
Other specified diseases of anus and rectum
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Use Additional- code for any associated fecal incontinence (R15.-)
- ulcerative (chronic) K51.20
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K51.20
Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis without complications
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis NOS
- with
- complication K51.219
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K51.219
Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with unspecified complications
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K51.211
K51.01 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with complications
K51.011 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with rectal bleeding
K51.012 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with intestinal obstruction
K51.013 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with fistula
K51.014 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with abscess
K51.018 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with other complication
K51.019 Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with unspecified complications
K51.2 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis
K51.20 …… without complications
K51.21 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with complications
K51.211
Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with rectal bleeding
K51.212 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with intestinal obstruction
K51.213 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with fistula
K51.214 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with abscess
K51.218 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with other complication
K51.219 Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with unspecified complications
K51.3 Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis
K51.30 …… without complications
K51.31 Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with complications
K51.311 Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with rectal bleeding
K51.312 Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with intestinal obstruction
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.