K50

K50: Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K50 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for crohn's disease [regional enteritis]. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
anal fistula (K60.3-)
anorectal fistula (K60.5-)
rectal fistula (K60.4-)
code to identify manifestations, such as:
pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

granulomatous enteritis

Other codes that can never be billed with K50

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

E55.0Rickets, active
K50.0Crohn's disease of small intestine
K50.1Crohn's disease of large intestine
K51Ulcerative colitis
K63.0Abscess of intestine
K63.2Fistula of intestine

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead K50

4 child codes. Green means billable.