K52.9

Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified

Billable / specific

K52.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Colitis NOS
  • Enteritis NOS
  • Gastroenteritis NOS
  • Ileitis NOS
  • Jejunitis NOS
  • Sigmoiditis NOS

Includes (from K52)

  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • diarrhea NOS (R19.7)
  • functional diarrhea (K59.1)
  • infectious gastroenteritis and colitis NOS (A09)
  • neonatal diarrhea (noninfective) (P78.3)
  • psychogenic diarrhea (F45.8)
  • irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-) (from K52)
  • megacolon (K59.3-) (from K52)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K52)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K52)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K52)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K52)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K52)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K52)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K52)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K52)

Also known as

  • Colitis NOS
  • Enteritis NOS
  • Gastroenteritis NOS
  • Ileitis NOS
  • Jejunitis NOS
  • Sigmoiditis NOS
  • Cecitis
  • Colitis
  • Colitis, noninfective
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal, chronic
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal, noninfectious
  • Enteritis
  • Enteritis, chronic
  • Enteritis, noninfectious
  • Enterocolitis
  • Enterocolitis, noninfectious
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroenteritis, noninfectious
  • Gastroenteropathy
  • Gastrojejunitis
  • Ileitis

Parent code

  • K52Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitisHeader

Related codes

  • 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

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