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Pinpoint the Correct Pancolitis Ulcerative Colitis Code

Published on Tue Apr 22, 2025

Question: I have a colonoscopy report where the physician describes the findings as: “Pancolitis ulcerative colitis. Inflammation was found from the sigmoid colon to the cecum. This was severe and graded as Mayo Score 3 (severe disease), worsened compared to previous examinations. Biopsied.” Would we assign K51.90 or K52.3 for the claim? Colorado Subscriber Answer: ICD-10-CM code K51.00 (Ulcerative (chronic) [...]
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