K55.1 Chronic vascular disorders of intestine

Coding Notes

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Applicable To

Chronic ischemic colitis
Chronic ischemic enteritis
Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
Ischemic stricture of intestine
Mesenteric atherosclerosis
Mesenteric vascular insufficiency

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Abdomen, abdominal See also condition
Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
Arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic (diffuse) (obliterans) (of) (senile) (with calcification) I70.90
mesenteric (artery) K55.1
Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic) See also Enteritis K52.9
Disease, diseased See also Syndrome
Disorder (of) See also Disease
intestine, intestinal
Enteritis (acute) (diarrheal) (hemorrhagic) (noninfective) K52.9
Insufficiency, insufficient
bowel (transient)
colon chronic (due to mesenteric artery insufficiency) K55.1
intestine (large) (small) (transient) K55.9
small bowel
Stricture See also Stenosis
intestine See also Obstruction, intestine
Syndrome See also Disease
ischemic
bowel (transient) K55.9
mesenteric
artery (superior) K55.1
superior

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Code Title
K00-K95 Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
K55-K64 Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
K55 Vascular disorders of intestine
K55.1 Chronic vascular disorders of intestine
Applicable to
Chronic ischemic colitis
Chronic ischemic enteritis
Chronic ischemic enterocolitis
Ischemic stricture of intestine
Mesenteric atherosclerosis
Mesenteric vascular insufficiency