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K52.22

K52.22: Food protein-induced enteropathy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K52.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for food protein-induced enteropathy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K52.22

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on K52.2: Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis

  • allergic eosinophilic colitis (K52.82)
  • allergic eosinophilic esophagitis (K20.0)
  • allergic eosinophilic gastritis (K52.81)
  • allergic eosinophilic gastroenteritis (K52.81)

Other codes that can never be billed with K52.22

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

  • T61Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood
  • T62Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food
  • T78.4Other and unspecified allergy

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K52.22 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A55937Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Colonoscopy
  • A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
  • A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Enteropathy›food protein-induced
  • Allergy, allergic›milk protein›enteropathy
  • Enteritis›allergic›with›food protein-induced enteropathy
  • Gastroenteritis›allergic›with›food protein-induced enteropathy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K52.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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