Angiodysplasia 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:

K55.20 Angiodysplasia of colon without hemorrhage
K55.21 Angiodysplasia of colon with hemorrhage

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 Angiodysplasia 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 K55 Vascular disorders of intestine

Excludes1 - never coded here

necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
K55.0	Acute vascular disorders of intestine	Not billable
K55.1	Chronic vascular disorders of intestine	Valid
K55.3	Necrotizing enterocolitis	Not billable
K55.8	Other vascular disorders of intestine	Valid
K55.9	Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified	Valid