Is K92.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K92.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K92.8 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 K92.8?

K92.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K92.8 (K92) and apply to it just the same.

K92.8

K92.8 — Other specified diseases of the digestive system

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K92.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified diseases of the digestive system. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K92.8

These are not written on K92.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing K92.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on K92 — Other diseases of digestive system

neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)

Risk adjustment

K92.8 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.

Code history

K92.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead K92.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K92. If K92.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about K92.8

Is K92.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K92.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K92.8 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 K92.8?: K92.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above K92.8 (K92) and apply to it just the same.