K51.418

Inflammatory polyps of colon with other complication

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K50–K52 Noninfective enteritis and colitis

BillableComplete code, valid to report

K51.418 (also written K51418) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for inflammatory polyps of colon with other complication. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 49 codes in category K51 (Ulcerative colitis). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Inherited from K51 Ulcerative colitis
  • code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
  • code to identify manifestations, such as:
    • pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from K51 Ulcerative colitis
  • Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)
Also from chapter/block level (2 notes)
Inherited from K50–K52 Noninfective enteritis and colitis

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from K51.4 Inflammatory polyps of colon
  • adenomatous polyp of colon (D12.6)
  • polyposis of colon (D12.6)
  • polyps of colon NOS (K63.5)
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 11 Diseases of the digestive system
  • 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)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Hospital CC

Counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 77 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.

Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix C

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from K50–K52 Noninfective enteritis and colitis
  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry