K55.0 Acute vascular disorders of intestine

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Applicable to

• Infarction of appendices epiploicae
• Mesenteric (artery) (vein) embolism
• Mesenteric (artery) (vein) infarction
• Mesenteric (artery) (vein) thrombosis

Applies from K55 Vascular disorders of intestine

Excludes1 (never code together)

• necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• angioectasia (angiodysplasia) duodenum (K31.81-)

Codes under K55.0

• K55.01 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
• K55.02 Acute infarction of small intestine
• K55.03 Acute (reversible) ischemia of large intestine
• K55.04 Acute infarction of large intestine
• K55.05 Acute (reversible) ischemia of intestine, part unspecified
• K55.06 Acute infarction of intestine, part unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to K55.0

Back-references to K55.0

• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("mesenteric embolism and thrombosis (K55.0-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis ("mesenteric (K55.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K55.0

• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › mesenteric (artery) (with gangrene) › vein (inferior) (superior)

Nearby codes

• K55 Vascular disorders of intestine
• K55.0 Acute vascular disorders of intestine (this code)
• K55.01 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
• K55.011 Focal (segmental) acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
• K55.012 Diffuse acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine
• K55.019 Acute (reversible) ischemia of small intestine, extent unspecified
• K55.02 Acute infarction of small intestine