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Compare/K58.0 vs K59.1

K58.0 vs K59.1

K58.0 (Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea) compared with K59.1 (Functional diarrhea), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. K59.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering K58.0: “irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (K58.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

K58.0Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrheaK59.1Functional diarrhea
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationK00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)
DefinitionIrritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (K58.0).Functional diarrhea is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (K59.1).
Includes
irritable colon
spastic colon

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources