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
  • K51.414

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with abscess

  • K51.418

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with other complication

  • K51.419

    Inflammatory polyps of colon with unspecified complications

  • K51.5

    Left sided colitis

  • K51.50

    Left sided colitis without complications

  • K51.51

    Left sided colitis with complications

  • K51.511

    Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding

  • K51.512

    Left sided colitis with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.513

    Left sided colitis with fistula

  • K51.514

    Left sided colitis with abscess

  • K51.518

    Left sided colitis with other complication

  • K51.519

    Left sided colitis with unspecified complications

  • K51.8

    Other ulcerative colitis

  • K51.80

    Other ulcerative colitis without complications

  • K51.81

    Other ulcerative colitis with complications

  • K51.811

    Other ulcerative colitis with rectal bleeding

  • K51.812

    Other ulcerative colitis with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.813

    Other ulcerative colitis with fistula

  • K51.814

    Other ulcerative colitis with abscess

  • K51.818

    Other ulcerative colitis with other complication

  • K51.819

    Other ulcerative colitis with unspecified complications

  • K51.9

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified

  • K51.90

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified, without complications

  • K51.91

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified, with complications

  • K51.911

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with rectal bleeding

  • K51.912

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with intestinal obstruction

  • K51.913

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with fistula

  • K51.914

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with abscess

  • K51.918

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with other complication

  • K51.919

    Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with unspecified complications

  • K52

    Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

  • K52.0

    Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation

  • K52.1

    Toxic gastroenteritis and colitis

  • K52.2

    Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis

  • K52.21

    Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome

  • K52.22

    Food protein-induced enteropathy

  • K52.29

    Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis

  • K52.3

    Indeterminate colitis

  • K52.8

    Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

  • K52.81

    Eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis

  • K52.82

    Eosinophilic colitis

  • K52.83

    Microscopic colitis

  • K52.831

    Collagenous colitis

  • K52.832

    Lymphocytic colitis

  • K52.838

    Other microscopic colitis

  • K52.839

    Microscopic colitis, unspecified

  • K52.89

    Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

  • K52.9

    Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified

  • K55

    Vascular disorders of intestine

  • K55.0

    Acute vascular disorders of intestine

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