- K63.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM K63.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K63.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 K63.3 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K63.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 393 Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc
- 394 Other digestive system diagnoses with cc
- 395 Other digestive system diagnoses without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Primary ulcer of small intestine
Type 1 Excludes
- duodenal ulcer (K26.-)
- gastrointestinal ulcer (K28.-)
- gastrojejunal ulcer (K28.-)
- jejunal ulcer (K28.-)
- peptic ulcer, site unspecified (K27.-)
- ulcer of intestine with perforation (K63.1)
- ulcer of anus or rectum (K62.6)
- ulcerative colitis (K51.-)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to K63.3:
- intestine > Erosion
- intestine, intestinal > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- primary, small intestine > intestine, intestinal K63.3
- stercoraceous, stercoral > intestine, intestinal K63.3
- primary of intestine > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- rectosigmoid > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- stercoraceous, stercoral > Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative