K90.0
K90.0: Celiac disease
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
K90.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for celiac disease. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (K86.81)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Celiac disease with steatorrhea
- Celiac gluten-sensitive enteropathy
- Nontropical sprue
Other codes that can never be billed with K90.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
K90.0 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
- A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Gee(-Herter)(-Thaysen) disease (nontropical sprue)
- Herter-Gee syndrome
- Heubner-Herter disease
- Thaysen-Gee disease(nontropical sprue)
- Thaysen's disease
- Celiac›disease(with steatorrhea)
- Celiac›infantilism
- Crisis›celiac
- Disease, diseased›celiac(adult) (infantile) (with steatorrhea)
- Disease, diseased›Gee(-Herter) (-Heubner) (-Thaysen) (nontropical sprue)
- Disease, diseased›Herter(-Gee) (-Heubner) (nontropical sprue)
- Disease, diseased›Heubner-Herter(nontropical sprue)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.