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K51.511 - Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding


The ICD 10 Code for Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding is listed as K51.511.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: K51.511
Description: Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
385 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease W Mcc
386 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease W Cc
387 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)
Parent K51.51 - Left sided colitis with complications
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 556.5 - Left-sided ulcerative (chronic) colitis (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K51.511:
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