K57.50
K57.50: Diverticulosis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K57.50 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diverticulosis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K57.50 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Diverticular disease of both small and large intestine NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K57.50
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above K57.50
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with K57.50
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K92.2Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K57.50 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56394Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Diverticulosis›large intestine›with›small intestine
- Diverticulosis›small intestine›with›large intestine
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under K57.5
- K57.51Diverticulosis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding
- K57.52Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding
- K57.53Diverticulitis of both small and large intestine without perforation or abscess with bleeding