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556.5 - Left-sided Ulcerative (chronic) Colitis


The ICD 9 Code for Left-sided ulcerative (chronic) colitis is listed as 556.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 556.5
Long Description: Left-sided ulcerative (chronic) colitis
Short Description: Lftsded ulcertve colitis
Chapter: Diseases Of The Digestive System
Block: Noninfective Enteritis And Colitis (555-558)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: K51.50 - Left sided colitis without complications (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 556.5:
556.0 - Ulcerative (chronic) enterocolitis
556.1 - Ulcerative (chronic) ileocolitis
556.2 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis
556.3 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctosigmoiditis
556.4 - Pseudopolyposis of colon
556.6 - Universal ulcerative (chronic) colitis
556.8 - Other ulcerative colitis
556.9 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified