2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K63.5
Polyp of colon
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- K63.5
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Polyp of colon
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Not chronic
- Code Navigator:
K63.5 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of polyp of colon. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Benign polyp of colon
- Cap polyp
- Familial multiple polyposis syndrome
- Hamartoma of intestine
- Hamartomatous polyp of large intestine
- Hereditary dysplasia of blood vessel
- Hyperplastic polyp of intestine
- Hyperplastic polyp of large intestine
- Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome
- Juvenile polyposis of infancy
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Osler hemorrhagic telangiectasia syndrome
- Polyp of colon
- Polyp of descending colon
- Polyp of intestine
- Polyp of large intestine
- Polyp of splenic flexure of colon
- Polyp of transverse colon
- Serrated hyperplastic polyposis
- Serrated polyp of colon
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Benign neoplasms
- CCSR Category Code: NEO073
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 ExcludesA type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
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).
- - Polyp, polypus
- - colon - K63.5
- - ascending - K63.5
- - cecum - K63.5
- - descending - K63.5
- - hyperplastic, (any site) - K63.5
- - sigmoid - K63.5
- - transverse - K63.5
- - colon - K63.5
Convert K63.5 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 211.3 - Benign neoplasm lg bowel
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.
Patient Education
Colonic Polyps
A polyp is an extra piece of tissue that grows inside your body. Colonic polyps grow in the large intestine, or colon. Most polyps are not dangerous. However, some polyps may turn into cancer or already be cancer. To be safe, doctors remove polyps and test them. Polyps can be removed when a doctor examines the inside of the large intestine during a colonoscopy.
Anyone can get polyps, but certain people are more likely than others. You may have a greater chance of getting polyps if you :
- Are over age 50
- Have had polyps before
- Have a family member with polyps
- Have a family history of colon cancer
Most colon polyps do not cause symptoms. If you have symptoms, they may include blood on your underwear or on toilet paper after a bowel movement, blood in your stool, or constipation or diarrhea lasting more than a week.
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Colon Polyps
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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
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.
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.