ICD-10 diagnosis code

K50.0 Crohn disease of small intestine

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K50.0 is the ICD-10 code for Crohn disease of small intestine. It is a four-character subcategory of K50 (Crohn disease [regional enteritis]), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K50–K52 (Noninfective enteritis and colitis) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XI · K00–K93
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What K50.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Crohn disease [regional enteritis] of:
    • duodenum
    • ileum
    • jejunum
  • Ileitis:
    • regional
    • terminal

What K50.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • with Crohn disease of large intestine K50.8

K50.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

K50.0Crohns sykdom i tynntarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK500Crohns sygdom i tyndtarmen

  • DK500ACrohns sygdom i duodenum
  • DK500BCrohns sygdom i ileum
  • DK500CCrohns sygdom i jejunum
  • DK500DIleitis terminalis
FinlandICD-10-FI

K50.0Ohutsuolen Crohnin tauti

GermanyICD-10-GM

K50.0Crohn-Krankheit des Dünndarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

K50.0Maladie de Crohn de l'intestin grêle

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K50.0ziekte van Crohn van dunne darm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K50.00Crohn's disease of small intestine without complications

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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