ICD-10-CM Code for Crohn's disease of small intestine with abscess K50.014

ICD-10 code K50.014 for Crohn's disease of small intestine with abscess is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

Official Long Descriptor

Crohn's disease of small intestine with abscess

K50.0

Excludes1: Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine (K50.8-)

K50

Includes: granulomatous enteritis

Excludes1: ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

Use additional code to identify manifestations, such as:
pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

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