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ICD-10-CM Code for Crohn's disease, unspecified K50.9

ICD-10 code K50.9 for Crohn's disease, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Crohn's disease, unspecified

K50

Includes: granulomatous enteritis

Excludes1: ulcerative colitis (K51.-)

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

 
K50.9 Crohn's disease, unspecified
Child Code
Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications
Child Code
Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications

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