Chapter 11

K00–K95: Diseases of the Digestive System

Diseases of the Digestive System diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter 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)
Internal Codes
  • K50.81

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with complications

  • K50.811

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with rectal bleeding

  • K50.812

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with intestinal obstruction

  • K50.813

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with fistula

  • K50.814

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with abscess

  • K50.818

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with other complication

  • K50.819

    Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine with unspecified complications

  • K50.9

    Crohn's disease, unspecified

  • K50.90

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications

  • K50.91

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications

  • K50.911

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with rectal bleeding

  • K50.912

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with intestinal obstruction

  • K50.913

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with fistula

  • K50.914

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with abscess

  • K50.918

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication

  • K50.919

    Crohn's disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications

  • K51

    Ulcerative colitis

  • K51.0

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis

  • K51.00

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis without complications

  • K51.01

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with complications

  • K51.011

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with rectal bleeding

  • K51.012

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.013

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with fistula

  • K51.014

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with abscess

  • K51.018

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with other complication

  • K51.019

    Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with unspecified complications

  • K51.2

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis

  • K51.20

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis without complications

  • K51.21

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with complications

  • K51.211

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with rectal bleeding

  • K51.212

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.213

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with fistula

  • K51.214

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with abscess

  • K51.218

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with other complication

  • K51.219

    Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with unspecified complications

  • K51.3

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis

  • K51.30

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis without complications

  • K51.31

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with complications

  • K51.311

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with rectal bleeding

  • K51.312

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.313

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with fistula

  • K51.314

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with abscess

  • K51.318

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with other complication

  • K51.319

    Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with unspecified complications

  • K51.4

    Inflammatory polyps of colon

  • K51.40

    Inflammatory polyps of colon without complications

  • K51.41

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with complications

  • K51.411

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with rectal bleeding

  • K51.412

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.413

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with fistula

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