Diseases of the Digestive Systems

Codes Discussed: K44 (Diaphragmatic hernia category/hiatal hernia category), Q79.0 (Congenital diaphragmatic hernia), Q40.1 (Congenital hiatal hernia), K31.5 (Obstruction of duodenum), K56.2 (Volvulus), K50.00 (Crohn’s disease of small intestine without complications), K50.011 (Crohn’s disease of small intestine with rectal bleeding), K50.012 (Crohn’s disease of small intestine with intestinal obstruction), K25 (Gastric ulcer category), K26 (Duodenal ulcer category), K27 (Peptic ulcer, site unspecified category), K28 (Gastrojejunal ulcer category), B96.81 (Helicobacter pylori as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere), K29 (Gastritis and duodenitis category), K29.8 (Duodenitis subcategory), K40-K46 (Hernia code range), K50 (Crohn’s disease category), K51 (Ulcerative colitis category), K51.214 (Ulcerative proctitis with abscess), K57 (Diverticular disease category), K58 (Irritable bowel syndrome category), K59 (Other functional intestinal disorders category), K59.0 (Constipation category), K56.41 (Fecal impaction), R15.0 (Incomplete defecation), K51.4 (Inflammatory polyps category), K64.5 (Residual hemorrhoidal skin tags/thrombosed external hemorrhoids context), K35 (Acute appendicitis category), K36 (Other appendicitis/chronic or recurrent appendicitis), K37 (Unspecified appendicitis), K63.8 (Other specified diseases of intestine/intestinal microbial overgrowth subcategory), K70 (Alcoholic liver disease category), K71 (Toxic liver disease category), K72-K76 (Other liver disease categories), K73 (Chronic hepatitis category), K76.82 (Hepatic encephalopathy), K80-K82 (Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and gallbladder disease code range), K80.43 (Calculus of bile duct with acute cholecystitis with obstruction), K82.A1 (Gangrene of gallbladder), K91 (Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of digestive system category), K92 (Other diseases of digestive system category/GI hemorrhage category), K92.1 (Melena), R19.5 (Other fecal abnormalities/occult blood in feces), K92.2 (Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, unspecified), K62.5 (Hemorrhage of anus and rectum/bright red blood per rectum), K94 (Complications of artificial openings of the digestive system category), K94.0 (Colostomy complications category), K25.0 (Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage), K25.9 (Gastric ulcer, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation), K22.6 (Gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome/Mallory-Weiss syndrome), K41.30 (Unilateral femoral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent), K41.40 (Unilateral femoral hernia with gangrene), K41.00 (Bilateral femoral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene), K41.31 (Unilateral femoral hernia with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent), K80.00 (Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction), K27.4 (Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage), K20.90 (Esophagitis, unspecified without bleeding), D62 (Acute posthemorrhagic anemia), K27.9 (Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, without hemorrhage or perforation), K20.91 (Esophagitis, unspecified with bleeding), K64.0 (First degree hemorrhoids), K64.4 (Residual hemorrhoidal skin tags/external hemorrhoids), K91.30 (Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified), K64.8 (Other hemorrhoids), K56.609 (Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction), K29.60 (Other gastritis without bleeding/antral gastritis), A04.5 (Campylobacter enteritis), A04.8 (Other specified bacterial intestinal infections), K50.90 (Crohn’s disease, unspecified, without complications), E11.9 (Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications), I10 (Essential hypertension), Z79.84 (Long term current use of oral hypoglycemic drugs), K50.919 (Crohn’s disease, unspecified, with unspecified complications), K50.918 (Crohn’s disease, unspecified, with other complication), D12.2 (Benign neoplasm of ascending colon), K62.1 (Rectal polyp), K63.5 (Polyp of colon), D12.6 (Benign neoplasm of colon, unspecified), D12.8 (Benign neoplasm of rectum), K44.9 (Diaphragmatic hernia without obstruction or gangrene/hiatal hernia), K21.00 (Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, without bleeding), K44.0 (Diaphragmatic hernia with obstruction, without gangrene), K57.32 (Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding)

Topics Covered: ICD-10-CM digestive system coding, ICD-10-CM Chapter 11 coding, gastrointestinal disease coding, GI anatomy coding, digestive system anatomy, alimentary canal, mouth to anus anatomy, esophagus anatomy, stomach anatomy, small intestine anatomy, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, large intestine anatomy, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus, hepatobiliary system coding, liver anatomy, gallbladder anatomy, biliary tract anatomy, hepatic duct, pancreas anatomy, endocrine pancreas function, exocrine pancreas function, peritoneum coding, peritoneal cavity, parietal peritoneum, visceral peritoneum, omentum anatomy, greater omentum, lesser omentum, retroperitoneum coding, retroperitoneal organs, peritoneal versus retroperitoneal organs, digestive system Excludes1 notes, digestive system Excludes2 notes, congenital diaphragmatic hernia coding, congenital hiatal hernia coding, duodenal obstruction coding, duodenal volvulus coding, digestive system combination codes, acute digestive conditions, chronic digestive conditions, acute recurrent digestive conditions, GI intraoperative complications, GI postprocedural complications, GI disease complication coding, Crohn’s disease complications, rectal bleeding coding, intestinal obstruction coding, fistula coding, abscess coding, unspecified GI complication coding, upper GI disease coding, peptic ulcer coding, gastric ulcer coding, duodenal ulcer coding, peptic ulcer site unspecified coding, gastrojejunal ulcer coding, ulcer hemorrhage coding, ulcer perforation coding, Helicobacter pylori coding, H. pylori gastritis coding, CLO biopsy, urea breath test, NSAID ulcer coding, antacid therapy, H2 blocker therapy, proton pump inhibitor therapy, gastritis coding, duodenitis coding, alcoholic gastritis coding, chronic gastritis coding, gastritis with bleeding coding, hernia coding, abdominal hernia coding, inguinal hernia coding, femoral hernia coding, umbilical hernia coding, epigastric hernia coding, incisional hernia coding, direct inguinal hernia, indirect inguinal hernia, hernia obstruction coding, incarcerated hernia coding, strangulated hernia coding, hernia with gangrene coding, recurrent hernia coding, lower GI disease coding, inflammatory bowel disease coding, IBD coding, Crohn’s disease coding, ulcerative colitis coding, collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, IBS versus IBD, pyoderma gangrenosum manifestation coding, ulcerative proctitis coding, diverticular disease coding, diverticulosis coding, diverticulitis coding, diverticular bleeding coding, Meckel’s diverticulum exclusion, congenital diverticulum coding, irritable bowel syndrome coding, IBS coding, functional bowel disorder coding, Rome II criteria, functional bloating, functional constipation coding, functional diarrhea coding, fecal impaction coding, incomplete defecation coding, colon polyp coding, rectal polyp coding, anal polyp coding, adenomatous polyp coding, neoplasm chapter polyp coding, digestive chapter polyp coding, inflammatory polyp coding, hyperplastic polyp coding, tubular adenoma coding, tubulovillous adenoma coding, villous adenoma coding, polyp histology documentation, pathology report coding, colonoscopy findings coding, hemorrhoid coding, internal hemorrhoid coding, external hemorrhoid coding, first degree hemorrhoid coding, second degree hemorrhoid coding, third degree hemorrhoid coding, fourth degree hemorrhoid coding, thrombosed external hemorrhoid coding, appendicitis coding, acute appendicitis coding, chronic appendicitis coding, recurrent appendicitis coding, unspecified appendicitis coding, appendicitis with generalized peritonitis, appendicitis with localized peritonitis, appendicitis with abscess, appendicitis with perforation, ruptured appendix coding, gangrenous appendicitis coding, intestinal microbial overgrowth coding, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, SIBO coding, intestinal methanogen overgrowth, small intestinal fungal overgrowth, intestinal flora overgrowth, hepatobiliary disease coding, liver disease coding, stages of liver disease, fatty liver, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis coding, liver failure coding, alcoholic liver disease coding, alcohol abuse with liver disease, alcohol dependence with liver disease, toxic liver disease coding, drug-induced liver disease coding, toxic hepatitis coding, cholestasis coding, adverse effect liver disease coding, poisoning liver disease coding, hepatitis coding, chronic hepatitis coding, viral hepatitis Excludes1 coding, hepatic encephalopathy coding, West Haven grading system, hepatic failure with coma exclusion, intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, ammonia toxicity, cholecystitis coding, cholelithiasis coding, choledocholithiasis coding, cholangitis coding, gallbladder disease coding, bile duct stone coding, gallstones with obstruction coding, acute cholecystitis coding, chronic cholecystitis coding, unspecified cholecystitis coding, gangrene of gallbladder coding, gallbladder rupture coding, postgastric surgery syndrome coding, digestive malabsorption coding, hematemesis coding, hematochezia coding, melena coding, occult blood in feces coding, unspecified gastrointestinal hemorrhage coding, GI bleed coding, upper GI bleed coding, bright red blood per rectum coding, BRBPR coding, hemorrhage of anus and rectum, artificial opening complication coding, digestive stoma complication coding, colostomy complication coding, ileostomy complication coding, stoma hemorrhage coding, stoma infection coding, stoma malfunction coding, Mallory-Weiss syndrome coding, antral ulcer coding, peptic ulcer disease with GI bleed, esophagitis coding, acute blood loss anemia coding, sigmoid stricture after surgery coding, antral gastritis coding, oral hypoglycemic medication coding, hiatal hernia coding, reflux esophagitis coding, sigmoid diverticulitis coding, Code Purple practice, Code Red assessment, digestive system coding scenarios