K50.11
Header — not billableCrohn's disease of large intestine with complications
The ICD-10 code for crohn's disease of large intestine with complications is K50.11.
K50.11 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under K50.11
- K50.111Crohn's disease of large intestine with rectal bleeding
- K50.112Crohn's disease of large intestine with intestinal obstruction
- K50.113Crohn's disease of large intestine with fistula
- K50.114Crohn's disease of large intestine with abscess
- K50.118Crohn's disease of large intestine with other complication
- K50.119Crohn's disease of large intestine with unspecified complications
Related codes in this category
- K50.10Crohn's disease of large intestine without complications
- K50.11Crohn's disease of large intestine with complicationsnon-billable header