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ICD-10-CM Codes
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K00-K95
Diseases of the digestive system
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K90-K95
Other diseases of the digestive system
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K90-
Intestinal malabsorption
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.81
Whipple's disease
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
- K90.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM K90.81 became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K90.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 K90.81 may differ.
The following code(s) above
K90.81 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
K90.81:
- A chronic systemic infection by a gram-positive bacterium, tropheryma whippelii, mainly affecting the small intestine but also the joints; cardiovascular system; and the central nervous system. The disease is characterized by fat deposits in the intestinal mucosa and lymph nodes, malabsorption, diarrhea with fatty stools, malnutrition, and arthritis.
- A systemic infection caused by the gram-positive bacterium tropheryma whipplei. It affects the small intestine resulting in malabsorption. Other sites or systems affected by the infection are the joints, central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system.
ICD-10-CM K90.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Convert K90.81 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
Code annotations containing back-references to K90.81:
- Arthropathy M12.9 - see also Arthritis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M12.9
Arthropathy, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
- in (due to)
- Whipple's disease K90.81 - see also subcategory M14.8-
- Lipodystrophy (progressive) E88.1
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E88.1
Lipodystrophy, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code
- Whipple's disease K90.81 - see also subcategory M14.8-
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K90.81
K87 Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere
K90 Intestinal malabsorption
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
K91.2 Postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified
K91.3 Postprocedural intestinal obstruction
K91.30 …… unspecified as to partial versus complete
K91.31 Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction
K91.32 Postprocedural complete intestinal obstruction
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
