K94.02

Colostomy infection

Billable / specificHCC V28 463

K94.02 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from K94)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from K94)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from K94)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from K94)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from K94)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from K94)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from K94)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from K94)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to specify type of infection, such as:
  • cellulitis of abdominal wall (L03.311)
  • sepsis (A40.-, A41.-)

Also known as

  • Abscess, colostomy
  • Complication, colostomy, infection
  • Infection, infected, infective, colostomy

Parent code

  • K94.0Colostomy complicationsHeader

Related codes

  • K94.00Colostomy complication, unspecifiedBillable
  • K94.01Colostomy hemorrhageBillable
  • K94.03Colostomy malfunctionBillable
  • K94.09Other complications of colostomyBillable

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