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K50.911

Crohn's disease, unspecified, with rectal bleeding

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 11 never code together
K50code
Excludes1
  • ulcerative colitis (K51.-)K51.-
K50-K52block
Excludes1
  • irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-)K58.-
  • megacolon (K59.3-)K59.3-
K00-K95chapter
Excludes2
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 8
K50code
Includes
  • granulomatous enteritis
Use additional code
  • code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
  • anal fistula (K60.3-)K60.3-
  • anorectal fistula (K60.5-)K60.5-
  • rectal fistula (K60.4-)K60.4-
  • code to identify manifestations, such as:
  • pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)L88
K50-K52block
Includes
  • noninfective inflammatory bowel disease
Index entries leading here 1
  • Enteritis (acute) (diarrheal) (hemorrhagic) (noninfective) K52.9
Alongside this code 5 same parent — K50.91
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC35 CMS28HCC80 ESRD21HCC35 ESRD24HCC35 RX08HCC67

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
K50.91
Block
K50-K52
Siblings
5

Present FY2024–FY2027.