ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
K55-K64 Other diseases of intestines
K55- Vascular disorders of intestine
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.022

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.022

Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine

2017 - New Code

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

K55.022 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 K55.022 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K55.022 - other international versions of ICD-10 K55.022 may differ.

The following code(s) above K55.022 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 K55.022:

K00-K95
2021 ICD-10-CM Range K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
Type 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
K55
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55
Vascular disorders of intestine
Type 1 Excludes
- necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)
Vascular disorders of intestine
K55.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.0
Acute vascular disorders of intestine
Applicable To
- Infarction of appendices epiploicae
- Mesenteric (artery) (vein) embolism
- Mesenteric (artery) (vein) infarction
- Mesenteric (artery) (vein) thrombosis
Acute vascular disorders of intestine
K55.02
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.02
Acute infarction of small intestine
Applicable To
- Gangrene of small intestine
- Necrosis of small intestine
Acute infarction of small intestine

ICD-10-CM K55.022 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert K55.022 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K55.022:

Infarct, infarction
- intestine (acute) (agnogenic) (embolic) (hemorrhagic) (nonocclusive) (nonthrombotic) (occlusive) (thrombotic) (with gangrene) K55.069
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.069
  Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified
  2017 - New Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - small K55.029
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.029
    Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
    2017 - New Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    - diffuse K55.022

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K55.022

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

K55.019 …… extent unspecified

K55.02 Acute infarction of small intestine

K55.021 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine

K55.022 Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine

K55.029 …… extent unspecified

K55.03 Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine

K55.031 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine

K55.032 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine

K55.039 …… extent unspecified

K55.04 Acute infarction of large intestine

K55.041 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of large intestine

K55.042 Diffuse acute infarction of large intestine

K55.049 …… extent unspecified

K55.05 Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.022

Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine

Diseases of the digestive system

Vascular disorders of intestine

Acute vascular disorders of intestine

Acute infarction of small intestine

Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified

Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified