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ICD-10 diagnosis code

K55.0 Acute vascular disorders of intestine

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K55.0 is the ICD-10 code for Acute vascular disorders of intestine. It is a four-character subcategory of K55 (Vascular disorders of intestine), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block K55–K64 (Other diseases of intestines) in Chapter XI, Diseases of the digestive system.

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

What K55.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Acute:
    • fulminant ischaemic colitis
    • intestinal infarction
    • small intestine ischaemia
  • Mesenteric (artery)(vein):
    • embolism
    • infarction
    • thrombosis
  • Subacute ischaemic colitis

K55.0 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

K55.0Akuta kärlsjukdomar i tarmen

NorwayICD-10-NO

K55.0Akutt vaskulær forstyrrelse i tarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DK550Akut karsygdom i tarm

  • DK550AAkut fulminant iskæmisk colitis
  • DK550BSubakut iskæmisk colitis
  • DK550CMesenterialemboli
  • DK550DAkut tarminfarkt
  • DK550EMesenterialinfarkt
  • DK550FAkut tyndtarmsiskæmi
  • DK550HMesenterialtrombose
FinlandICD-10-FI

K55.0Akuutti suolen verisuonisairaus

GermanyICD-10-GM

K55.0Akute Gefäßkrankheiten des Darmes

FranceICD-10-FR

K55.0Troubles vasculaires aigus de l'intestin

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

K55.0acute vaataandoeningen van darm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • K55.011Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
  • K55.012Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
  • K55.019Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified
  • K55.021Focal (segmental) acute infarction of small intestine
  • K55.022Diffuse acute infarction of small intestine
  • K55.029Acute infarction of small intestine, extent unspecified
  • K55.031Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
  • K55.032Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
  • and 10 more national subcodes

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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