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K94

K94: Complications of artificial openings of the digestive system

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K94 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of artificial openings of the digestive system. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with K94

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

  • Z43Encounter for attention to artificial openings
  • Z93Artificial opening status

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead K94

4 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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