K94 — Complications of artificial openings of the digestive system
Not billable
Is K94 billable?
No — K94 is a non-billable header code. K94 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 20 billable codes beneath K94.
Billable codes under this header
- K94.00Colostomy complication, unspecified
- K94.01Colostomy hemorrhage
- K94.02Colostomy infection
- K94.03Colostomy malfunction
- K94.09Other complications of colostomy
- K94.10Enterostomy complication, unspecified
- K94.11Enterostomy hemorrhage
- K94.12Enterostomy infection
- K94.13Enterostomy malfunction
- K94.19Other complications of enterostomy
- K94.20Gastrostomy complication, unspecified
- K94.21Gastrostomy hemorrhage
- K94.22Gastrostomy infection
- K94.23Gastrostomy malfunction
- K94.29Other complications of gastrostomy
- K94.30Esophagostomy complications, unspecified
- K94.31Esophagostomy hemorrhage
- K94.32Esophagostomy infection
- K94.33Esophagostomy malfunction
- K94.39Other complications of esophagostomy
K94 at a glance
| Code | K94 |
|---|---|
| Description | Complications of artificial openings of the digestive system |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 11
The conditions below are not part of K94, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, K94 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 K94? (4)
How long has K94 existed?
K94 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.