K50.90
BillableCrohn's disease, unspecified, without complications
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 unspecified location in the digestive tract without any complications.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code when the specific site of Crohn's disease is not documented and no complications are present
- •Review documentation carefully to determine if a more specific site code (small intestine, large intestine, or ileocolonic) can be assigned
Clinical Significance
Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications is used when Crohn's disease is documented but the specific anatomic location is not identified. This is the least specific Crohn's disease code and represents a documentation opportunity. Provider queries should be initiated to determine whether the disease affects the small intestine, large intestine, or both, as this information guides treatment decisions.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Provider documentation of Crohn's disease without site specification
- ✓Confirmation that the anatomic site cannot be determined from available records
- ✓No complications documented
- ✓Current treatment regimen
- ✓Provider query documentation if site clarification was attempted
Commonly Confused Codes
K50.00 — Crohn's disease of small intestine without complications: small intestine documentedK50.10 — Crohn's disease of large intestine without complications: large intestine documentedK50.80 — Crohn's disease of both sites without complications: both sites documentedK51.90 — Ulcerative colitis, unspecified, without complications: ulcerative colitis, not Crohn'sK50.911-K50.919 — Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications: complications present
Code Hierarchy
└K50Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]└K50.9Crohn's disease, unspecified└K50.90Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications
└K50.90Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications