K90.829

K90.829: Short bowel syndrome, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K90.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for short bowel syndrome, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K90.829 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K90.829

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K90.82: Short bowel syndrome

postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified (K91.2)

Written on K90: Intestinal malabsorption

intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)

Other codes that can never be billed with K90.829

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

K59Other functional intestinal disorders

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K90.829 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
A57484Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Syndrome›short›bowel

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.