ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K52.2
Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis
Diseases of the digestive system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- K52.2
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K52 — Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K52.2 is a category (header) for allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in K52
- K52Other and unspecified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
- K52.0Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation
- K52.1Toxic gastroenteritis and colitis
- K52.21Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
- K52.22Food protein-induced enteropathy
- K52.29Other allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis
- K52.3Indeterminate colitis
- K52.8Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
- K52.81Eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis
- K52.82Eosinophilic colitis
- K52.83Microscopic colitis
- K52.831Collagenous colitis
- K52.832Lymphocytic colitis
- K52.838Other microscopic colitis
- K52.839Microscopic colitis, unspecified
Want to learn coding?
Master ICD-10-CM in 90 days.
Medita's 90-day curriculum is calibrated to the CPC (AAPC), CCA, and CCS (AHIMA) exam blueprints. Day 1 is free.