K51.5 — Left sided colitis
Is K51.5 billable?
No — K51.5 is a non-billable header code. K51.5 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 7 billable codes beneath K51.5.
Billable codes under this header
- K51.50Left sided colitis without complications
- K51.511Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding
- K51.512Left sided colitis with intestinal obstruction
- K51.513Left sided colitis with fistula
- K51.514Left sided colitis with abscess
- K51.518Left sided colitis with other complication
- K51.519Left sided colitis with unspecified complications
K51.5 at a glance
| Code | K51.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Left sided colitis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to K51.5.
- Left hemicolitis
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from K50-K52
The conditions below can never be reported together with K51.5 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 K51
The conditions below can never be reported together with K51.5 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 [regional enteritis] (K50.-)
Use additional code — inherited from K51
Report an additional code alongside K51.5 to fully describe the condition. K51.5 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K51.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K51.5 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 K51.5? (2)
How long has K51.5 existed?
K51.5 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.