K52.831

Collagenous colitis

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

BillableComplete code, valid to report

K52.831 (also written K52831) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for collagenous colitis. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 14 codes in category K52 (Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. 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)

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

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