K90

Intestinal malabsorption

Non-billable header

K90 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)

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 K90

  • K90.0Celiac diseaseBillable
  • K90.1Tropical sprueBillable
  • K90.2Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • K90.3Pancreatic steatorrheaBillable
  • K90.4Other malabsorption due to intoleranceHeader
  • K90.8Other intestinal malabsorptionHeader
  • K90.9Intestinal malabsorption, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • K91Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • K92Other diseases of digestive systemHeader
  • K94Complications of artificial openings of the digestive systemHeader
  • K95Complications of bariatric proceduresHeader

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