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ICD-10-CM Codes
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K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
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Noninfective enteritis and colitis
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Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K52.838
Other microscopic colitis
2017 - New Code 2018 Billable/Specific Code
- K52.838 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM K52.838 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K52.838 - other international versions of ICD-10 K52.838 may differ.
The following code(s) above
K52.838 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
K52.838:
- 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
- 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc
Convert K52.838 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic) K52.9 - see also Enteritis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K52.9
Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Colitis NOS
- Enteritis NOS
- Gastroenteritis NOS
- Ileitis NOS
- Jejunitis NOS
- Sigmoiditis NOS
Type 1 Excludes- diarrhea NOS (R19.7)
- functional diarrhea (K59.1)
- infectious gastroenteritis and colitis NOS (A09)
- neonatal diarrhea (noninfective) (P78.3)
- psychogenic diarrhea (F45.8)
- microscopic K52.839
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K52.839
Microscopic colitis, unspecified
2017 - New Code 2018 Billable/Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K52.838
K52.21 Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
K52.22 Food protein-induced enteropathy
K52.29 Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.3 Indeterminate colitis
K52.8 Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.81 Eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis
K52.838
Other microscopic colitis
K52.89 Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.9 Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
K55 Vascular disorders of intestine
K55.0 Acute vascular disorders of intestine
K55.01 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.011 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.012 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.02 Acute infarction of small intestine
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
