K86.8

Other specified diseases of pancreas

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K80–K87 Disorders of gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas

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

K86.8 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other specified diseases of pancreas. 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 K86.81 Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and K86.89 Other specified diseases of pancreas. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

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

Inherited from K86 Other diseases of pancreas
  • fibrocystic disease of pancreas (E84.-)
  • islet cell tumor (of pancreas) (D13.7)
  • pancreatic steatorrhea (K90.3)
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)

More specific codes under K86.8 2