ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K59.81
Ogilvie syndrome
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K59.81
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K59 — Other functional intestinal disorders
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K59.81 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of ogilvie syndrome. 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 K59
- K59Other functional intestinal disorders
- K59.0Constipation
- K59.00Constipation, unspecified
- K59.01Slow transit constipation
- K59.02Outlet dysfunction constipation
- K59.03Drug induced constipation
- K59.04Chronic idiopathic constipation
- K59.09Other constipation
- K59.1Functional diarrhea
- K59.2Neurogenic bowel, not elsewhere classified
- K59.3Megacolon, not elsewhere classified
- K59.31Toxic megacolon
- K59.39Other megacolon
- K59.4Anal spasm
- K59.8Other specified functional intestinal disorders
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