Alphabetic Index FY2027

K52

Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis

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

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

K52 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are K52.0 Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation, K52.1 Toxic gastroenteritis and colitis, K52.2 Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis, K52.3 Indeterminate colitis and 2 more. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

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.

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)

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

More specific codes under K52 6