K50.112 — Crohn's disease of large intestine with intestinal obstruction
Is K50.112 billable?
Yes — K50.112 is billable for FY2027. K50.112 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. K50.112 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
K50.112 at a glance
| Code | K50.112 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crohn's disease of large intestine with intestinal obstruction |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does K50.112 group to?
K50.112 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 385Inflammatory Bowel Disease with MCCmedical
- 386Inflammatory Bowel Disease with CCmedical
- 387Inflammatory Bowel Disease without CC/MCCmedical
As a secondary diagnosis, K50.112 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is K50.112 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to K50.112. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Enteritis › regional › large intestine › with › complication › intestinal obstruction (acute) (diarrheal) (hemorrhagic) (noninfective)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K50-K52
The conditions below can never be reported together with K50.112 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K50
The conditions below can never be reported together with K50.112 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- ulcerative colitis (K51.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K50.1
The conditions below can never be reported together with K50.112 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine (K50.8)
Use additional code — inherited from K50
Report an additional code alongside K50.112 to fully describe the condition. K50.112 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K50.112, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K50.112 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
How long has K50.112 existed?
K50.112 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which conditions are coded to K50.112?
What other codes are in the K50.11 family? (5)
- K50.111Crohn's disease of large intestine with rectal bleeding
- 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