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K55.0 - Acute vascular disorders of intestine


The ICD 10 Code for Acute vascular disorders of intestine is listed as K55.0.
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: K55.0
Description: Acute vascular disorders of intestine
  • Acute fulminant ischemic colitis
  • Acute intestinal infarction
  • Acute small intestine ischemia
  • Infarction of appendices epiploicae
  • Mesenteric (artery) (vein) embolism
  • Mesenteric (artery) (vein) infarction
  • Mesenteric (artery) (vein) thrombosis
  • Necrosis of intestine
  • Subacute ischemic colitis
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
393 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Mcc
394 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W Cc
395 - Other Digestive System Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)
Block Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)
Parent K55 - Vascular disorders of intestine
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 557.0 - Acute vascular insufficiency of intestine
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K55.0:
K55.1 - Chronic vascular disorders of intestine
K55.2 - Angiodysplasia of colon
K55.8 - Other vascular disorders of intestine
K55.9 - Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified