- K55.069 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 K55.069 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K55.069 – other international versions of ICD-10 K55.069 may differ.
ICD-10-CM K55.069 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
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Code History
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
- 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 K55.069:
- intestine, intestinal (hemorrhagic) (massive) > Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
- with > intestine, intestinal (hemorrhagic) (massive) K55.069
- mesenteric embolism > with K55.069
- mesentery > Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
- with > mesentery K55.069
- embolism > with K55.069
- appendices epiploicae > Infarct, infarction
- bowel > Infarct, infarction
- intestine (acute) (agnogenic) (embolic) (hemorrhagic) (nonocclusive) (nonthrombotic) (occlusive) (thrombotic) (with gangrene) > Infarct, infarction
- mesentery, mesenteric (embolic) (thrombotic) (with gangrene) > Infarct, infarction
- omentum > Infarct, infarction
- intestine (acute) (hemorrhagic) (massive) > Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)
- mesentery > Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)
- omentum (with mesenteric infarction) > Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)
- peritoneum (with mesenteric infarction) > Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic)
- mesenteric (embolic) (thrombotic) > artery I70.9
- mesenteric artery (embolic) (thrombotic) > Occlusion, occluded
- mesenteric (with gangrene) > artery, arteries (postinfectional) I74.9
- intestine (with gangrene) > Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) I82.90
- mesenteric (artery) (with gangrene) > Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) I82.90
- omentum (with gangrene) > Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) I82.90