K50.918
BillableCrohn's disease, unspecified, 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 unspecified location with complications other than rectal bleeding, obstruction, fistula, or abscess.
Coding Tips
- •Clearly document the specific complication in the medical record (such as perforation, toxic megacolon, or arthritis)
- •Ensure the complication is directly related to the Crohn's disease process
Clinical Significance
Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication captures Crohn's disease at an unspecified location with a documented complication that is not bleeding, obstruction, fistula, or abscess. This may include perforation, toxic megacolon, pyoderma gangrenosum, or other extraintestinal manifestations. The combination of unspecified site with an atypical complication makes this a low-specificity code that should prompt documentation improvement.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Provider documentation of Crohn's disease with a specific complication identified
- ✓Clear identification of the complication type that does not fit the standard categories
- ✓Documentation that the disease site could not be determined
- ✓Clinical evidence supporting the complication's relationship to Crohn's disease
- ✓Treatment plan for the specific complication
Commonly Confused Codes
K50.919 — Crohn's disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications: complication type unknownK50.911-K50.914 — Specific complication codes for unspecified site: use when complication is standardK50.90 — Crohn's disease, unspecified, without complications: no complications presentK50.818 — Crohn's disease of both sites with other complication: both sites specified
Code Hierarchy
└K50Crohn's disease [regional enteritis]└K50.9Crohn's disease, unspecified└K50.91Crohn's disease, unspecified, with complications└K50.918Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication
└K50.918Crohn's disease, unspecified, with other complication