FY2025 · 04-01
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Short bowel syndrome, unspecified
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)
postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified (K91.2)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2023-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2025 · 04-01
Effective from
Short bowel syndrome, unspecified
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | Added |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2)
Short gut syndrome
postsurgical malabsorption, not elsewhere classified (K91.2)
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: K90.89
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| K90.821 | Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity | Billable / specific |
| K90.822 | Short bowel syndrome without colon in continuity | Billable / specific |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗