K52

Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

Non-billable header

K52 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-)
  • megacolon (K59.3-)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

More specific codes K52

  • K52.0Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiationBillable
  • K52.1Toxic gastroenteritis and colitisBillable
  • K52.2Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitisHeader
  • K52.3Indeterminate colitisBillable
  • K52.8Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitisHeader
  • K52.9Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • K50Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]Header
  • K51Ulcerative colitisHeader

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