557.9 VASC INSUFF INTEST NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 557.9

Short Description: Vasc insuff intest NOS

Long Description: Unspecified vascular insufficiency of intestine

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (520–579)
    • Noninfective enteritis and colitis (555-558)
      • 557 Vascular insufficiency of intestine
        • 557.9 Vasc insuff intest NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 557.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (croupous) (cystica superficialis) (exudative) (hemorrhagic) (noninfectious) (phlegmonous) (presumed noninfectious) 558.9
    • ischemic 557.9
      • acute 557.0
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1
  • Enteritis (acute) (catarrhal) (choleraic) (chronic) (congestive) (diarrheal) (exudative) (follicular) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (lienteric) (noninfectious) (perforative) (phlegmonous) (presumed noninfectious) (pseudomembranous) 558.9
    • ischemic 557.9
      • acute 557.0
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • vascular 459.9
      • intestine NEC 557.9
  • Ischemia, ischemic 459.9
    • bowel (transient) 557.9
      • acute 557.0
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1
    • colon 557.9
      • acute 557.0
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1
    • intestine (transient) 557.9
      • acute 557.0
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1
    • small bowel 557.9
      • acute 557.0
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1
  • Pain(s) (see also Painful) 780.96
    • alimentary, due to vascular insufficiency 557.9
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • ischemic bowel (transient) 557.9
      • chronic 557.1
      • due to mesenteric artery insufficiency 557.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 557.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
557.9 Right Arrow K55.9 Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
557.0 Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine
557.1 Chronic vascular insufficiency of intestine


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014