K90.83 is the authoritative medical code for Intestinal failure. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for intestinal failure (ICD-10-CM K90.83), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Intestinal failure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code K90.83. Excludes1 (not coded here): intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery K91.2.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for K90.83 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery K91.2
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with K90.83?
Per Excludes1 instructions, K90.83 must not be reported with: intestinal malabsorption following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.2).
Codes in This Family (16)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as K90.83, with their registry titles.
- K90 — Intestinal malabsorption
- K90.0 — Celiac disease
- K90.1 — Tropical sprue
- K90.2 — Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified
- K90.3 — Pancreatic steatorrhea
- K90.4 — Other malabsorption due to intolerance
- K90.41 — Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
- K90.49 — Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
- K90.8 — Other intestinal malabsorption
- K90.81 — Whipple's disease
- K90.82 — Short bowel syndrome
- K90.821 — Short bowel syndrome with colon in continuity
- K90.822 — Short bowel syndrome without colon in continuity
- K90.829 — Short bowel syndrome, unspecified
- K90.89 — Other intestinal malabsorption
- K90.9 — Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Failure, failed, intestinal
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