K95.8

Complications of other bariatric procedure

FY2027Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system/K90–K95 Other diseases of the digestive system

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

K95.8 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for complications of other bariatric procedure. 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 K95.81 Infection due to other bariatric procedure and K95.89 Other complications of other bariatric procedure. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

This code
  • complications of gastric band surgery (K95.0-)

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)

More specific codes under K95.8 2