ICD-10-CM › K00-K95 › K50-K52 › K52.83 Microscopic colitis › K52.839
K52.839
Microscopic colitis, unspecified
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.
- FY2017 Added to the code set Microscopic colitis, unspecified
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 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
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Pancolitis
- Colitis > microscopic
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| K52.831 | Collagenous colitis | Valid |
| K52.832 | Lymphocytic colitis | Valid |
| K52.838 | Other microscopic colitis | Valid |