K55.029
K55.029: Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K55.029 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K55.029 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above K55.029
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K55.029
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K55.029 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56682Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Abdominal Aortography and Renal Angiography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Infarct, infarction›intestine›small
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.