ICD-10-CM Codes
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system
K90-K95 Other diseases of the digestive system
K90- Intestinal malabsorption

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.3

Pancreatic steatorrhea

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

K90.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM K90.3 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K90.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 K90.3 may differ.

The following code(s) above K90.3 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 K90.3:

K00-K95
2019 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
K90
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90
Intestinal malabsorption
Type 1 Excludes
- intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)
Intestinal malabsorption

ICD-10-CM K90.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc

Convert K90.3 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

Code annotations containing back-references to K90.3:

Type 2 Excludes: K86

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K86
Other diseases of pancreas
Type 2 Excludes
- fibrocystic disease of pancreas (E84.-)
- islet cell tumor (of pancreas) (D13.7)
- pancreatic steatorrhea (K90.3)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K90.3:

Absorption
- fat, disturbance K90.49
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.49
  Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
  2017 - New Code 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to carbohydrate
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to fat
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to protein
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to starch
  - pancreatic K90.3
Decrease (d)
- function
  - lipase K90.3 (pancreatic)
- tolerance
  - pancreatic K90.3
Disturbance(s) - see also Disease
- absorption K90.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.9
  Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  - fat K90.49
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.49
    Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
    2017 - New Code 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    Malabsorption due to intolerance to carbohydrate
    Malabsorption due to intolerance to fat
    Malabsorption due to intolerance to protein
    Malabsorption due to intolerance to starch
    - pancreatic K90.3
Intolerance
- fat NEC K90.49
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.49
  Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
  2017 - New Code 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to carbohydrate
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to fat
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to protein
  Malabsorption due to intolerance to starch
  - pancreatic K90.3
Steatorrhea (chronic) K90.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.9
Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified
- pancreatic K90.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K90.3

K86.3 Pseudocyst of pancreas

K86.8 Other specified diseases of pancreas

K86.81 Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

K86.89 Other specified diseases of pancreas

K86.9 Disease of pancreas, unspecified

K87 Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere

K90 Intestinal malabsorption

K90.0 Celiac disease

K90.1 Tropical sprue

K90.2 Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified

K90.3 Pancreatic steatorrhea

K90.4 Other malabsorption due to intolerance

K90.41 Non-celiac gluten sensitivity

K90.49 Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified

K90.8 Other intestinal malabsorption

K90.81 Whipple's disease

K90.89 Other intestinal malabsorption

K90.9 Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified

K91 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified

K91.0 Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery

K91.1 Postgastric surgery syndromes

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

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.3

Pancreatic steatorrhea

Diseases of the digestive system

Intestinal malabsorption

Other diseases of pancreas

Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified

Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified

Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified

Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified

Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified