ICD-10-CM · Chapter 11 · K00–K95
K63.829
Intestinal methanogen overgrowth, unspecified
Diseases of the digestive system
Quick facts
- Code
- K63.829
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 11 — Diseases of the digestive system
- Category
- K63 — Other diseases of intestine
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM K63.829 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of intestinal methanogen overgrowth, unspecified. 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 K63
- K63Other diseases of intestine
- K63.0Abscess of intestine
- K63.1Perforation of intestine (nontraumatic)
- K63.2Fistula of intestine
- K63.3Ulcer of intestine
- K63.4Enteroptosis
- K63.5Polyp of colon
- K63.8Other specified diseases of intestine
- K63.81Dieulafoy lesion of intestine
- K63.82Intestinal microbial overgrowth
- K63.821Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
- K63.8211Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen-subtype
- K63.8212Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hydrogen sulfide-subtype
- K63.8219Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, unspecified
- K63.822Small intestinal fungal overgrowth
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