Inflammatory polyps of colon

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

K51.40 Inflammatory polyps of colon without complications
K51.41 Inflammatory polyps of colon with complications (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Inflammatory polyps of colon

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from K51 Ulcerative colitis

Excludes1 - never coded here

Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)

Use additional code

code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
code to identify manifestations, such as:
anal fistula (K60.3-)
pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
anorectal fistula (K60.5-)
rectal fistula (K60.4-)

Inherited from the K50-K52 section Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)

Excludes1 - never coded here

irritable bowel syndrome (K58.-)
megacolon (K59.3-)

Includes

noninfective inflammatory bowel disease

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K51.0	Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis	Not billable
K51.2	Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis	Not billable
K51.3	Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis	Not billable
K51.5	Left sided colitis	Not billable
K51.8	Other ulcerative colitis	Not billable
K51.9	Ulcerative colitis, unspecified	Not billable