K90.4

Header — not billable

Other malabsorption due to intolerance

The ICD-10 code for other malabsorption due to intolerance is K90.4.

K90.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 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.

celiac gluten-sensitive enteropathy (K90.0)
lactose intolerance (E73.-)

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 K90.4

Related codes in this category

K90.0Celiac disease
K90.1Tropical sprue
K90.2Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified
K90.3Pancreatic steatorrhea
K90.8Other intestinal malabsorptionnon-billable header
K90.9Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified
K90.4Other malabsorption due to intolerancenon-billable header