K55.1

Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

Billable / specific

K55.1 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

  • Chronic ischemic colitis
  • Chronic ischemic enteritis
  • Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
  • Ischemic stricture of intestine
  • Mesenteric atherosclerosis
  • Mesenteric vascular insufficiency

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-) (from K55)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K55)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K55)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K55)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K55)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K55)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K55)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K55)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K55)
  • angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-) (from K55)

Also known as

  • Chronic ischemic colitis
  • Chronic ischemic enteritis
  • Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
  • Ischemic stricture of intestine
  • Mesenteric atherosclerosis
  • Mesenteric vascular insufficiency
  • Abdomen, abdominal, angina
  • Angina, abdominal
  • Angina, intestinal
  • Angina, mesenteric
  • Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic, mesenteric
  • Colitis, ischemic, chronic
  • Colitis, ischemic, due to mesenteric artery insufficiency
  • Disease, diseased, Wilkie's
  • Disorder, intestine, intestinal, vascular, chronic
  • Enteritis, ischemic, chronic
  • Enterocolitis, hemorrhagic, chronic
  • Insufficiency, insufficient, arterial, mesenteric
  • Insufficiency, insufficient, mesenteric
  • Insufficiency, insufficient, vascular, mesenteric
  • Ischemia, ischemic, bowel, chronic

Parent code

  • K55Vascular disorders of intestineHeader

Related codes

  • K55.0Acute vascular disorders of intestineHeader
  • K55.2Angiodysplasia of colonHeader
  • K55.3Necrotizing enterocolitisHeader
  • K55.8Other vascular disorders of intestineBillable
  • K55.9Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecifiedBillable

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