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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K55.069

Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified

ICD-10-CM Code:
K55.069
ICD-10 Code for:
Acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the digestive system
    (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of intestines
      (K55-K64)
      • Vascular disorders of intestine
        (K55)

K55.069 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of acute infarction of intestine, part and extent unspecified. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like K55.069 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Acute bowel infarction
  • Acute hemorrhagic enterocolitis
  • Hemorrhage of colon
  • Hemorrhagic colitis
  • Hemorrhagic enteritis of intestine
  • Hemorrhagic infarction
  • Hemorrhagic infarction of intestine
  • Hemorrhagic necrosis of intestine
  • Injury of omentum
  • Intestinal gangrene
  • Massive necrosis of intestine
  • Mesenteric gangrene
  • Mesenteric infarction
  • Nonocclusive intestinal infarction
  • Omental infarction
  • Thrombotic infarction
  • Thrombotic mesenteric infarction
  • Transmural infarction of intestine
  • Vascular insufficiency of intestine

Clinical Classification

Clinical CategoryCCSR Category CodeInpatient Default CCSROutpatient Default CCSR
Other specified and unspecified gastrointestinal disordersDIG025Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Peripheral and visceral vascular diseaseCIR026N - Not default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.N - Not default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Replacement Code

K55069 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • K55.0 - Acute vascular disorders of intestine

Convert K55.069 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 557.0 - Ac vasc insuff intestine
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.