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K59

K59: Other functional intestinal disorders

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K59 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other functional intestinal disorders. 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.

  • change in bowel habit NOS (R19.4)
  • intestinal malabsorption (K90.-)
  • psychogenic intestinal disorders (F45.8)

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • functional disorders of stomach (K31.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with K59

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

  • K52.9Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
  • R19.4Change in bowel habit
  • R19.7Diarrhea, unspecified

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 K59

7 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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