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Compare/K95.0 vs K95.8

K95.0 vs K95.8

K95.0 (Complications of gastric band procedure) compared with K95.8 (Complications of other bariatric procedure), 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. K95.8 carries an Excludes1 note covering K95.0: “complications of gastric band surgery (K95.0-)”

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

K95.0Complications of gastric band procedureK95.8Complications of other bariatric procedure
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: K95.01, K95.09

Non-billable header

Report instead: K95.81, K95.89

ClassificationK00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)K00-K95 — Diseases of the Digestive System (K00-K95)
DefinitionComplications of gastric band procedure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (K95.0).Complications of other bariatric procedure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (K95.8).

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