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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K59.39
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K59.39
Other megacolon
2017 - New Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- K59.39 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM K59.39 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K59.39 - other international versions of ICD-10 K59.39 may differ.
The following code(s) above
K59.39 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
K59.39:
- K00-K95
2023 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 - K59
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K59
Other functional intestinal disorders
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- change in bowel habit NOS (R19.4)
- intestinal malabsorption (K90.-)
- psychogenic intestinal disorders (F45.8)
Type 2 Excludes- functional disorders of stomach (K31.-)
Other functional intestinal disorders - K59.3
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K59.3
Megacolon, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 - Converted to Parent Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code First- , if applicable (T51-T65) to identify toxic agent
Type 1 Excludes- congenital megacolon (aganglionic) (Q43.1)
- megacolon (due to) (in) Chagas' disease (B57.32)
- megacolon (due to) (in) Clostridium difficile (A04.7-)
- megacolon (due to) (in) Hirschsprung's disease (Q43.1)
Megacolon, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM K59.39 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert K59.39 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K59.39
K59.01 Slow transit constipation
K59.02 Outlet dysfunction constipation
K59.03 Drug induced constipation
K59.04 Chronic idiopathic constipation
K59.1 Functional diarrhea
K59.2 Neurogenic bowel, not elsewhere classified
K59.3 Megacolon, not elsewhere classified
K59.39
Other megacolon
K59.8 Other specified functional intestinal disorders
K59.89 Other specified functional intestinal disorders
K59.9 Functional intestinal disorder, unspecified
K60 Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions
K60.1 Chronic anal fissure
K60.2 Anal fissure, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.