All ICD10 Codes

K52

Non-Billable
ChapterK00–K95
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

Use a more specific code (4 billable, 2 non-billable)
K52.0Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiationK52.1Toxic gastroenteritis and colitisK52.2Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitishas subcodesK52.3Indeterminate colitisK52.8Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitishas subcodesK52.9Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95).

CH11 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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)

K50-K52 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-)
  • megacolon (K59.3-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K50-K52Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)
K52Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitisNot billable
K52.0Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiationBillable
K52.1Toxic gastroenteritis and colitisBillable
K52.2Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitisSubcodes
K52.3Indeterminate colitisBillable
K52.8Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitisSubcodes
K52.9Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to K52:

blockK50-K52
Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)
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chapterCH11
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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