K85.2
Header — not billableAlcohol induced acute pancreatitis
The ICD-10 code for alcohol induced acute pancreatitis is K85.2.
K85.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis (K86.0)
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.
Related codes in this category
- K85.0Idiopathic acute pancreatitisnon-billable header
- K85.1Biliary acute pancreatitisnon-billable header
- K85.3Drug induced acute pancreatitisnon-billable header
- K85.8Other acute pancreatitisnon-billable header
- K85.9Acute pancreatitis, unspecifiednon-billable header
- K85.2Alcohol induced acute pancreatitisnon-billable header