Diagnosis Code

K90.81 WHIPPLE'S DISEASE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K90.81

Short Description: Whipple's disease

Long Description: Whipple's disease

The code K90.81 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of the digestive system (K90-K95)
      • Intestinal malabsorption (K90)
        • K90.81 Whipple's disease

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Central nervous system demyelination due to Whipple disease
  • Dementia due to Whipple disease
  • Infection caused by Tropheryma
  • Infection caused by Tropheryma
  • Infection caused by Tropheryma
  • Malabsorption due to infective agent
  • Malabsorption due to infective agent
  • Malabsorption due to infective agent
  • Neuro - Whipple's disease
  • Seronegative arthritis secondary to Whipple's disease
  • Whipple's disease
  • Whipple's disease
  • Whipple's disease

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K90.81 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Mcc (393)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Cc (394)
  • Other Digestive System Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (395)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K90.81 Right Arrow 040.2 Whipple's disease

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
K90 Intestinal malabsorption
K90.0 Celiac disease
K90.1 Tropical sprue
K90.2 Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified
K90.3 Pancreatic steatorrhea
K90.4 Other malabsorption due to intolerance
K90.41 Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
K90.49 Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
K90.8 Other intestinal malabsorption
K90.82 Short bowel syndrome
K90.821 Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity
K90.822 Short bowel syndrome without colon in continuity
K90.829 Short bowel syndrome, unspecified
K90.83 Intestinal failure
K90.89 Other intestinal malabsorption
K90.9 Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023