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K90.83

K90.83: Intestinal failure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K90.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intestinal failure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K90.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K90.83

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K90: Intestinal malabsorption

  • intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)

Other codes that can never be billed with K90.83

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

  • K59Other functional intestinal disorders
  • K76.83Intestinal failure-associated liver disease

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

K90.83 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 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
  • A56841Billing and Coding: Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Failure, failed›intestinal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K90.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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