ICD-10-CM Code for Inflammatory polyps of colon with intestinal obstruction K51.412

ICD-10 code K51.412 for Inflammatory polyps of colon with intestinal obstruction is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .

Official Long Descriptor

Inflammatory polyps of colon with intestinal obstruction

K51.4

Excludes2: adenomatous polyp of colon (D12.6)
polyposis of colon (D12.6)
polyps of colon NOS (K63.5)

K51

Excludes1: Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)

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

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