Diagnosis Code

K55.059 ACUTE ISCHEMIA OF INTESTINE, PART AND EXTENT UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K55.059

Short Description: Acute ischemia of intestine, part and extent unspecified

Long Description: Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part and extent unspecified

The code K55.059 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)
        • K55.059 Acute ischemia of intestine, part and extent unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute GIT vascular insufficiency
  • Acute GIT vascular insufficiency
  • Acute intestinal ischemia due to obstruction of vasculature of intestine
  • Acute intestinal ischemia due to obstruction of vasculature of intestine
  • Acute ischemic colitis
  • Acute ischemic enteritis
  • Acute ischemic enterocolitis
  • Acute mesenteric arterial occlusion
  • Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine
  • Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine
  • Embolic infarction
  • Embolic mesenteric infarction
  • Fulminant enterocolitis
  • Hemorrhagic enteropathy of terminal ileum
  • Ileal hemorrhage
  • Inferior mesenteric artery embolus
  • Inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis
  • Insufficiency of mesenteric artery
  • Ischemic colitis
  • Ischemic enteritis of intestine
  • Ischemic enterocolitis
  • Mesenteric embolus
  • Mesenteric infarction
  • Occlusion of superior mesenteric artery
  • Occlusive mesenteric ischemia
  • Peripheral arterial insufficiency
  • Superior mesenteric artery embolus
  • Superior mesenteric artery thrombosis
  • Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis
  • Thrombosis of mesenteric artery
  • Thrombosis of mesenteric vein
  • Vascular insufficiency of intestine

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K55.059 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
K55.059 Right Arrow 557.0 Ac vasc insuff intestine

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
K55.06 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
K55.1 Chronic vascular disorders of intestine
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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