K50.018
BillableCrohn's disease of small intestine with other complication
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 80 — Crohn's Disease
0.000V24HCC 35 — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
0.289ESRDHCC 35 — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
0.000RxHCCHCC 67 — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
0.000What This Code Means
Crohn's disease of the small intestine with complications other than bleeding, obstruction, fistula, or abscess.
Coding Tips
Clinical Significance
Crohn's disease of the small intestine with other complication captures complications not classified as rectal bleeding, obstruction, fistula, or abscess. This may include pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum, toxic megacolon, perforation, or other extraintestinal manifestations directly related to the Crohn's disease. Accurate use of this code reflects disease complexity beyond standard complications.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Provider documentation of Crohn's disease of the small intestine with a specific complication
- ✓Clear identification of the specific complication (perforation, stricture without obstruction, malnutrition, etc.)
- ✓Confirmation that the complication is not one captured by codes K50.011-K50.014
- ✓Clinical evidence supporting the complication
- ✓Treatment plan for the specific complication
Commonly Confused Codes
K50.019 — Crohn's disease of small intestine with unspecified complications: complication type unknownK50.011-K50.014 — Specific complication codes: use these when the complication is bleeding, obstruction, fistula, or abscessK50.00 — Crohn's disease of small intestine without complications: no complications presentK50.118 — Crohn's disease of large intestine with other complication: different anatomic location
Code Hierarchy
└K50Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]└K50.0Crohn's disease of small intestine└K50.01Crohn's disease of small intestine with complications└K50.018Crohn's disease of small intestine with other complication
└K50.018Crohn's disease of small intestine with other complication