K55.3Non-billable (header)

Necrotizing enterocolitis

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn (P77.-)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •necrotizing enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile (A04.7-)

Code Hierarchy

┌11Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)├K55-K64Other diseases of intestines (K55-K64)├K55Vascular disorders of intestine
└K55.3Necrotizing enterocolitis

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