Ulcerative colitis - K51
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "K51" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code to identify manifestations, such as:
- pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Ulcerative colitis. The "K51" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- K51.0 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis
- K51.00 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis without complications
- K51.01 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with complications
- K51.011 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with rectal bleeding
- K51.012 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with intestinal obstruction
- K51.013 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with fistula
- K51.014 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with abscess
- K51.018 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with other complication
- K51.019 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis with unspecified complications
- K51.2 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis
- K51.20 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis without complications
- K51.21 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with complications
- K51.211 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with rectal bleeding
- K51.212 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with intestinal obstruction
- K51.213 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with fistula
- K51.214 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with abscess
- K51.218 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with other complication
- K51.219 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis with unspecified complications
- K51.3 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis
- K51.30 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis without complications
- K51.31 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with complications
- K51.311 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with rectal bleeding
- K51.312 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with intestinal obstruction
- K51.313 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with fistula
- K51.314 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with abscess
- K51.318 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with other complication
- K51.319 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis with unspecified complications
- K51.4 - Inflammatory polyps of colon
- K51.40 - Inflammatory polyps of colon without complications
- K51.41 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with complications
- K51.411 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with rectal bleeding
- K51.412 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with intestinal obstruction
- K51.413 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with fistula
- K51.414 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with abscess
- K51.418 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with other complication
- K51.419 - Inflammatory polyps of colon with unspecified complications
- K51.5 - Left sided colitis
- K51.50 - Left sided colitis without complications
- K51.51 - Left sided colitis with complications
- K51.511 - Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding
- K51.512 - Left sided colitis with intestinal obstruction
- K51.513 - Left sided colitis with fistula
- K51.514 - Left sided colitis with abscess
- K51.518 - Left sided colitis with other complication
- K51.519 - Left sided colitis with unspecified complications
- K51.8 - Other ulcerative colitis
- K51.80 - Other ulcerative colitis without complications
- K51.81 - Other ulcerative colitis with complications
- K51.811 - Other ulcerative colitis with rectal bleeding
- K51.812 - Other ulcerative colitis with intestinal obstruction
- K51.813 - Other ulcerative colitis with fistula
- K51.814 - Other ulcerative colitis with abscess
- K51.818 - Other ulcerative colitis with other complication
- K51.819 - Other ulcerative colitis with unspecified complications
- K51.9 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified
- K51.90 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified, without complications
- K51.91 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified, with complications
- K51.911 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with rectal bleeding
- K51.912 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with intestinal obstruction
- K51.913 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with fistula
- K51.914 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with abscess
- K51.918 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with other complication
- K51.919 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified with unspecified complications