K51.5 - Left sided colitis
The ICD 10 Code for Left sided colitis is listed as K51.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.
| ICD 10 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | K51.5
|
| Description: | Left sided colitis
|
| Chapter | Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95) |
| Block | Noninfective enteritis and colitis (K50-K52) |
| Parent | K51 - Ulcerative colitis |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of K51.5: | |
| K51.50 - Left sided colitis without complications | |
| K51.51 - Left sided colitis with complications | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of K51.5: | |
| K51.0 - Ulcerative (chronic) pancolitis | |
| K51.2 - Ulcerative (chronic) proctitis | |
| K51.3 - Ulcerative (chronic) rectosigmoiditis | |
| K51.4 - Inflammatory polyps of colon | |
| K51.8 - Other ulcerative colitis | |
| K51.9 - Ulcerative colitis, unspecified | |