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K90.82

Short bowel syndrome

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

K90K90.8K90.82

Chapter: 11. Diseases of the digestive system

Section: K90-K95 - Other diseases of the digestive system

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Short gut syndrome

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with K90.82

  • K91.2 - postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified (K91.2)

Specific Codes (3)

K90.821Billable

Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity

K90.822Billable

Short bowel syndrome without colon in continuity

K90.829Billable

Short bowel syndrome, unspecified

Related Codes

K90.81Billable

Whipple's disease

K90.83Billable

Intestinal failure

K90.89Billable

Other intestinal malabsorption

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