Diagnosis Code

K55.1 CHRONIC VASCULAR DISORDERS OF INTESTINE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K55.1

Short Description: Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

Long Description: Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

The code K55.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
      • Vascular disorders of intestine (K55)
        • K55.1 Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abdominal angina
  • Atherosclerosis of abdominal visceral artery
  • Atherosclerosis of superior mesenteric artery
  • Chronic gastrointestinal tract vascular insufficiency
  • Chronic ischemic colitis
  • Chronic ischemic enteritis
  • Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
  • Chronic vascular insufficiency
  • Chronic vascular insufficiency
  • Chronic vascular insufficiency
  • Chronic vascular insufficiency of intestine
  • Insufficiency of mesenteric artery
  • Ischemic colitis
  • Ischemic colitis
  • Ischemic enteritis of intestine
  • Ischemic enterocolitis
  • Ischemic stricture of intestine
  • Mesenteric artery stenosis
  • Nongangrenous ischemic colitis
  • Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia
  • Vascular insufficiency of intestine
  • Vascular insufficiency of intestine
  • Vascular insufficiency of intestine
  • Vascular insufficiency of intestine

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K55.1 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code K55.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Chronic ischemic colitis
    • Chronic ischemic enteritis
    • Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
    • Ischemic stricture of intestine
    • Mesenteric atherosclerosis
    • Mesenteric vascular insufficiency

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K55.1 Right Arrow 557.1 Chr vasc insuff intest

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
K55 Vascular disorders of intestine
K55.0 Acute vascular disorders of intestine
K55.01 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.011 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.012 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
K55.019 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified
K55.02 Acute infarction of small intestine
K55.021 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine
K55.022 Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine
K55.029 Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
K55.03 Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
K55.031 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
K55.032 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
K55.039 Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine, extent unspecified
K55.04 Acute infarction of large intestine
K55.041 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of large intestine
K55.042 Diffuse acute infarction of large intestine
K55.049 Acute infarction of large intestine, extent unspecified
K55.05 Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified
K55.051 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified
K55.052 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified
K55.059 Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part and extent unspecified
K55.06 Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
K55.061 Focal (segmental) acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
K55.062 Diffuse acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified
K55.069 Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified
K55.2 Angiodysplasia of colon
K55.20 Angiodysplasia of colon without hemorrhage
K55.21 Angiodysplasia of colon with hemorrhage
K55.3 Necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.30 Necrotizing enterocolitis, unspecified
K55.31 Stage 1 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.32 Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.33 Stage 3 necrotizing enterocolitis
K55.8 Other vascular disorders of intestine
K55.9 Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified


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