K94
Header — not billableComplications of artificial openings of the digestive system
The ICD-10 code for complications of artificial openings of the digestive system is K94.
K94 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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.
Related codes in this category
- K90Intestinal malabsorptionnon-billable header
- K91Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- K92Other diseases of digestive systemnon-billable header
- K95Complications of bariatric proceduresnon-billable header
- K94Complications of artificial openings of the digestive systemnon-billable header