2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K91.0

Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • K91.0 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 K91.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K91.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 K91.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above K91.0 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 K91.0:
  • K00-K95
    2023 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
  • K91
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K91

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

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • complications of artificial opening of digestive system (K94.-)
    • complications of bariatric procedures (K95.-)
    • gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
    • postprocedural (radiation) retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
    • radiation colitis (K52.0)
    • radiation gastroenteritis (K52.0)
    • radiation proctitis (K62.7)
    Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Vomiting after gastrointestinal tract surgery
  • Vomiting after gi surgery
ICD-10-CM K91.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 391 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc
  • 392 Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without mcc

Convert K91.0 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
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to K91.0:
  • Type 1 Excludes: R11
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R11

    Nausea and vomiting

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    Type 1 Excludes
    • cyclical vomiting associated with migraine (G43.A-)
    • excessive vomiting in pregnancy (O21.-)
    • hematemesis (K92.0)
    • neonatal hematemesis (P54.0)
    • newborn vomiting (P92.0-)
    • psychogenic vomiting (F50.89)
    • vomiting associated with bulimia nervosa (F50.2)
    • vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.0)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K91.0:
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)
    • gastrointestinal K92.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K92.9

      Disease of digestive system, unspecified

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  • Vomiting R11.10
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R11.10

    Vomiting, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Vomiting NOS
    • bilious (cause unknown) R11.14
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R11.14

      Bilious vomiting

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Bilious emesis
      • following gastro-intestinal surgery K91.0
    • following gastrointestinal surgery K91.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To K91.0
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
K91.5 Postcholecystectomy syndrome
K91.6 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a procedure
K91.61 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating a digestive system procedure
K91.62 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a digestive system organ or structure complicating other procedure

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