ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K55.042
Diffuse acute infarction of large intestine
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K55.042
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K55 — Vascular disorders of intestine
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K55.042 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of diffuse acute infarction of large intestine. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in K55
- K55Vascular disorders of intestine
- K55.0Acute vascular disorders of intestine
- K55.01Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
- K55.011Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
- K55.012Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
- K55.019Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified
- K55.02Acute infarction of small intestine
- K55.021Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine
- K55.022Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine
- K55.029Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
- K55.03Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
- K55.031Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
- K55.032Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
- K55.039Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine, extent unspecified
- K55.04Acute infarction of large intestine
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