Diagnosis Code

K90.89 OTHER INTESTINAL MALABSORPTION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: K90.89

Short Description: Other intestinal malabsorption

Long Description: Other intestinal malabsorption

The code K90.89 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)
        • K90.89 Other intestinal malabsorption

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chemically-induced malabsorption
  • Chronic diarrhea of infants AND/OR young children
  • Congenital malabsorptive diarrhea due to paucity of enteroendocrine cells
  • Disorder of gastrointestinal tract co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Drug-induced malabsorption
  • Gastrointestinal malabsorption syndrome co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Intestinal malabsorption with AIDS
  • Malabsorption - iron
  • Malabsorption in the elderly

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code K90.89 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
K90.89 Right Arrow 579.8 Intest malabsorption NEC

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
K90.81 Whipple's disease
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
K90.9 Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified


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