K51.511 Left sided colitis with rectal bleeding

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from K51 Ulcerative colitis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] (K50.-)

Use additional code

• code to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
• anal fistula (K60.3-)
• anorectal fistula (K60.5-)
• rectal fistula (K60.4-)
• code to identify manifestations, such as:
• pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

Applies from K51.5 Left sided colitis

Applicable to

• Left hemicolitis

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 81 — Ulcerative Colitis
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 35 — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• RxHCC V08: HCC 67 — Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• ESRD V24: HCC 35

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 385-387 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 556.5 Left-sided ulcerative (chronic) colitis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to K51.511

Back-references to K51

• Code First: F54 Psychological and behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K50 Crohn's disease [regional enteritis] ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Code First: K60.3 Anal fistula ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Code First: K60.4 Rectal fistula ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Code First: K60.5 Anorectal fistula ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K62.6 Ulcer of anus and rectum ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K63.3 Ulcer of intestine ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Code Also: M07 Enteropathic arthropathies ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")
• Code Also: M08 Juvenile arthritis ("ulcerative colitis (K51.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K51.511

• Colitis (acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic) › left sided › with › rectal bleeding

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• 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