Is K90.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. K90.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does K90.2 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95).

What cannot be coded together with K90.2?

K90.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

K90.2

K90.2 — Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K90.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

congenital blind loop syndrome (Q43.8)
postsurgical blind loop syndrome (K91.2)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Blind loop syndrome NOS

Risk adjustment

K90.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K90.2 is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies — 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56798Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed

How K90.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to K90.2.

Blind›loop syndrome
Lane's›syndrome
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›lacteal, with steatorrhea
Steatorrhea›with lacteal obstruction
Syndrome›blind loop
Syndrome›postoperative NEC›blind loop

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K90. If K90.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K90.2

Is K90.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. K90.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does K90.2 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95), in the block Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95).
What cannot be coded together with K90.2?: K90.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.