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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K51.4 Inflammatory polyps

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K51.4 is the ICD-10 code for Inflammatory polyps. It is a four-character subcategory of K51 (Ulcerative colitis), 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

K51.4 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

K51.4Pseudopolypos i tjocktarmen

NorwayICD-10-NO

K51.4Inflammatoriske polypper

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK514Inflammatoriske polypper

FinlandICD-10-FI

K51.4Koolonin pseudopolypoosi

GermanyICD-10-GM

K51.4Inflammatorische Polypen des Kolons

FranceICD-10-FR

K51.4Polypes coliques inflammatoires

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K51.4inflammatoire poliep

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K51.40Inflammatory polyps of colon 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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