K51Non-billable (header)

Ulcerative colitis

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

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

Notes

  • ℹcode to identify any associated fistulas, if applicable:
  • ℹanal fistula (K60.3-)
  • ℹanorectal fistula (K60.5-)
  • ℹrectal fistula (K60.4-)
  • ℹcode to identify manifestations, such as:
  • ℹpyoderma gangrenosum (L88)

Code Hierarchy

┌11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)├K50-K52Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52)├K51Ulcerative colitis
└K51Ulcerative colitis

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