Is K95.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. K95.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does K95.8 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 K95.8?

K95.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

K95.8

K95.8 — Complications of other bariatric procedure

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

K95.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of other bariatric procedure. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

complications of gastric band surgery (K95.0-)

Risk adjustment

K95.8 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 to one of these instead K95.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share K95. If K95.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

K95.0Complications of gastric band procedure

Questions about K95.8

Is K95.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. K95.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does K95.8 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 K95.8?: K95.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.