K63.8211
K63.8211: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen-subtype
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K63.8211 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen-subtype. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check K63.8211 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K63.8211 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Overgrowth›bacterial›small intestinal›hydrogen-subtype
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.