K50.91 — Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications
Is K50.91 billable?
No — K50.91 is a non-billable header code. K50.91 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 6 billable codes beneath K50.91.
Billable codes under this header
- K50.911Crohn's disease, unspecified, with rectal bleeding
- K50.912Crohn's disease, unspecified, with intestinal obstruction
- K50.913Crohn's disease, unspecified, with fistula
- K50.914Crohn's disease, unspecified, with abscess
- K50.918Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication
- K50.919Crohn's disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications
K50.91 at a glance
| Code | K50.91 |
|---|---|
| Description | Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K50-K52
The conditions below can never be reported together with K50.91 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 K50.91 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.-)
Use additional code — inherited from K50
Report an additional code alongside K50.91 to fully describe the condition. K50.91 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K50.91, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K50.91 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)
What codes fall under K50.91? (6)
- K50.911Crohn's disease, unspecified, with rectal bleeding
- K50.912Crohn's disease, unspecified, with intestinal obstruction
- K50.913Crohn's disease, unspecified, with fistula
- K50.914Crohn's disease, unspecified, with abscess
- K50.918Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication
- K50.919Crohn's disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications
How long has K50.91 existed?
K50.91 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.