K63
Other diseases of intestine
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
K63 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other diseases of intestine. 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 K63.0 Abscess of intestine, K63.1 Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic), K63.2 Fistula of intestine, K63.3 Ulcer of intestine and 4 more. Its coding notes include 8 Excludes2 entries.
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)