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ICD-10-CM Code for Indeterminate colitis K52.3

ICD-10 code K52.3 for Indeterminate colitis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Indeterminate colitis
Colonic inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU)
Excludes1: unspecified colitis (K52.9)

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Inpatient Diagnosis Coding
If a patient is seen as inpatient and has a diagnosis of diarrhea likely due to taxotere, do you code this as K52.1 or R19.7? I coded as K52.1 along with the T45.1x5A and was told I coded this incorre... [ Read More ]
IBS vs UC excludes 1 ibs ulcerative colitis
Under the K50-K52 section of codes, there is an excludes 1 with IBS. If ulcerative colitis and IBS are both supported with appropriate meds, which is more specific? *There is no resource that says the... [ Read More ]
Exclude1
I need some clarification on what diagnosis should be coded in below mentioned case. In A/P provider is documenting 1-Diarrhea, 2-Colitis so among R19.7 and K52.9 which code should be assigned. Becaus... [ Read More ]
Chronic diarrhea
[QUOTE="trose45116, post: 449693, member: 17324"]Wanted to get other people’s input on how you all code chronic diarrhea. K52.9 or R19.7. Thanks.[/QUOTE] I bill R19.7... [ Read More ]
Chronic diarrhea
I am glad you posted this question here, as I would not have seen it under another topic. To answer your question, I would code chronic diarrhea as K52.9 since the book leads you to that code under "d... [ Read More ]
chronic diarrhea
If it were me coding it, the choice would depend on any other presenting diagnoses. If they have either of the gastrointestinal conditions listed in the primary description of K52.9 (gastroenteritis o... [ Read More ]
chronic diarrhea
[QUOTE="trose45116, post: 449696, member: 17324"]can i get an auditor opinion on what code is appropriate for chronic diarrhea? R19.7 or K62.5[/QUOTE] Following the ICD-10 guidelines, 'chronic diarr... [ Read More ]
chronic diarrhea
curious as to what others code for chronic diarrhea K52.9 or R19.7... [ Read More ]
Chronic diarrhea
Wanted to get other people’s input on how you all code chronic diarrhea. K52.9 or R19.7. Thanks.... [ Read More ]
Code First K52.1
K52.1 (toxic gastroenteritis (drug induced gastroenteritis)) has a code first note stating, "code first T51-T65 to identify the toxic agent and a use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable"... [ Read More ]
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