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K50.11 ICD-10-CM Code: Crohn's disease of large intestine with complications

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) / Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)

K50.11

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Crohn's disease of large intestine with complications

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official
  • Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] of colonInherited from K50.1
  • Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] of large bowelInherited from K50.1
  • Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] of rectumInherited from K50.1
  • Granulomatous colitisInherited from K50.1
  • Regional colitisInherited from K50.1

Excludes 2

Official
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from K00-K95
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from K00-K95
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from K00-K95
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from K00-K95
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from K00-K95
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from K00-K95
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from K00-K95
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from K00-K95

Includes

Official
  • noninfective inflammatory bowel diseaseInherited from K50-K52, K50
  • granulomatous enteritisInherited from K50-K52, K50

Excludes 1

Official
  • irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-)Inherited from K50-K52, K50, K50.1
  • megacolon (K59.3-)Inherited from K50-K52, K50, K50.1
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-)Inherited from K50-K52, K50, K50.1
  • Crohn's disease of both small and large intestine (K50.8)Inherited from K50-K52, K50, K50.1

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for K50.11. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

Official
  • code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:Inherited from K50
  • anal fistula (K60.3-)Inherited from K50
  • anorectal fistula (K60.5-)Inherited from K50
  • rectal fistula (K60.4-)Inherited from K50
  • code to identify manifestations, such as:Inherited from K50
  • pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)Inherited from K50

Code Also

Official

No Code Also instructions are included in this display for K50.11. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
K50.11
Description
Crohn's disease of large intestine with complications
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

K50.11 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for crohn's disease of large intestine with complications. K50.11 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the digestive system (k00-k95), within the section covering noninfective enteritis and colitis (k50-k52).

Header codes like K50.11 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for K50.11 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

Also searched as

  • K50 11
  • K5011

More on K50.11

Code family

Every K50 code with its CMS-HCC V28 statusCrohn's disease [regional enteritis], 28 billable codes

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