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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90.821

Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity

ICD-10-CM Code:
K90.821
ICD-10 Code for:
Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the digestive system
    (K00–K95)
    • Other diseases of the digestive system
      (K90-K95)
      • Intestinal malabsorption
        (K90)

K90.821 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Clinical Information

  • Short Bowel Syndrome

    a malabsorption syndrome resulting from extensive operative resection of the small intestine, the absorptive region of the gastrointestinal tract.

  • Short Bowel Syndrome

    malabsorption that results from the removal of a large segment of the small intestine or, less frequently, from the complete dysfunction of a large portion of the small intestine. signs and symptoms include diarrhea, steatorrhea, and weight loss.

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

K90.821 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

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.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Short bowel syndrome with colonic continuity

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

K90821 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • K90.89 - Other intestinal malabsorption

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024